There are 3 main structures to title sequences; the discrete title sequence, the title sequence wehere the titles appear over a black screen, then the film begins, and the title sequence which appears over the start of the film.
Discrete Titles
Discrete title sequences are separately edited sequences that stand apart from the film opening. They are stylised and heavily edited, and they support nearly all of the opening credits and film title. The example below is the film Arlington Road which is edited. The edits and the titles put together make it a discrete title opening.
Narrative Title Opening
A narrative opening is when the titles in the opening go over the beginning of a scene/film. This opening is one of the most common openings as it doesn't take as long as a Stylised title opening or a Discrete title opening. An example of a Narrative title opening is well shown in the opening of The Panic Room. They also use a few edits in this title opening such as making some of the title have a 3D effect.
Titles On A Blank Screen
Titles on a blank screen are not as common but have the potential of being the easiest type of film title opening to produce. In the example below there are only around 30 seconds of titles. Titles on a blank screen in this case are very plain and simple.
I have researched film openings and found that some films also have a combination of title openings. One of these combinations was starting with a blank screen title opening not introducing actors, the film would then start and as the characters appeared their names would come up.
Stylised editing title opening
A stylised edited title opening is an opening that has a lot of editing. This is the hardest type of title opening to do. It needs loads more organisation, good ideas and editing. The example below shows a very good stylised edited title opening that has loads of edits and even has subliminal messages that give off ideas what the film will be about. The edits on the titles look like tubes giving off a message it will be about tubes/the underground, when these edits happen there is also a sound of a train horn to signify what it is.
Stylised editing title opening
A stylised edited title opening is an opening that has a lot of editing. This is the hardest type of title opening to do. It needs loads more organisation, good ideas and editing. The example below shows a very good stylised edited title opening that has loads of edits and even has subliminal messages that give off ideas what the film will be about. The edits on the titles look like tubes giving off a message it will be about tubes/the underground, when these edits happen there is also a sound of a train horn to signify what it is.
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