Types of Film opening - 6

Categorizing title Sequences

Titles on a blank screen.

• Most common type of title sequence.
• Involves different kinds of type on a blank background.
• Usually a white type face is used on a black background.
• Creates high contrast - studios use them
• Low budget
• Simple, uncomplicated way to include industrial info

Titles on still images.

• More elaborate than a simple white text on a black background
• Title cards developed
• Hand drawn borders
• A move pas, just text but a way to incorporate text with visual images to hint tone/gesture.
• Development of titles accompanied by still images
• More than just the name of the studio and film maker
• Recognized contribution 
• Combining different media
• Introduce the tone of the film 

Titles over moving images.

• Incorporates the credit titles with moving image behind titles, sound
• Usually no dialogue
• Offers; 1; Metaphor, 2; Narrative thread
• Helps introduce tone or story line of the film
• Some way begin with the film itself

Titles using Animation or Motion.

• Late 1990's use of animated text in the title sequences became part of the moving image
• Integrated together with the images we see 
• Requires lots of digital technology and stylized editing.

Narrative Title Sequences

The titles are integrated into the moving images itself begins - This might be as long as establishing shots or as a part of the series of establishing shots - The titles are integrated with the beginning of the film.

Discrete Title Sequences

Series of images that may be related to the film BUT not an actual part of the film. The titles are integrated into the moving images but it isn't entirely clear what the film plot or storyline is. Discrete Tile sequences help set a tone and gives the audience clues to what could happen later in the film where we have an "ahh" moment when we release the significance of the titles.

Stylised title sequences

Stylised title sequence can be a mixture of the other two sub-catogories in terms of what we see but, the moving image AND the title credits have been shifted ( filters, motion) to create a combined effect.

Personal preference:

The category of title sequence i prefer the most would me the discrete title sequence this is because it lets the audience have an "ahh" moment when the realise the significance of a specific moment in the title sequence rather than giving everything away at the beginning.