Conventions of film openings

Credits


 Most films begin with the opening title sequence.

 The opening title sequence of Psycho illustrates

 the genre of the film with the use of dark colours

 and dramatic music with the titles crashing into lines. 

The opening title sequence of Trainspotting differs from the one in Psycho.

The title sequence in Trainspotting introduces the characters in a fast-paced

opening of the first scene. Unlike in 'Trainspotting' in 'Psycho' the title sequence

begins before any action takes place in the film.

Production Logo

All films tend to begin with a production logo.

This is an example from one of the Harry Potter films.

This is a different example from Charlie's Angels.

The Genre is established

In the opening of The Notebook Genre is established through the romantic
scenery which suggests the genre of the movie is a Romance/Drama

The genre is also established at the beginning of Ghost Ship.
The dark colours and the skull suggest that the genre of the film is a horror.

Introduction to Characters

In undisputed the first character is introduced within the first minute of the film.