Conventions of Film Openings

• Title sequence
• Introduction to main characters
• We see the main setting and location
• Production & Distribution - Company idents
• Given a sense of the storyline and pace 
• Sets up the genre
• Film title usually appears early on in the sequence

Classic Film Openings:

Start with a city scape, then focus in on a building, then move into a room and then we are shown the main characters in the film. An example of this would be the film opening for 'Psycho' released in 1960. 


Click on the link below for the opening:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzkIaD6QGQw


Company Idents Examples: