Main Post 1 Conventions of An Opening Scene

Conventions of An Opening Scene

- Title of the film
- Credits i.e. Introducing the main cast/crew
- Editing Jump Cuts, etc
- Places that may be in the film, like a town or house etc
- Gives an idea of what some characters are like, it depends on the genre, for example if an action it could have a character packing a gun or something similar, making us think he is a bad character


Casino Royale:






















At first in the title sequence it shows straight away what genre it is, maybe because it is a well known series of film, but still shows that, then it goes onto the Title of the film, obviously telling us the name, there is quite a rocky soundtrack playing behind, the title sequence shows multiple fight scenes, again showing the genre, also has a shot of a gun, so it gives us ideas of what is to come, mostly everything in the title sequence has something to do with gambling, for example the roulette table, the cards, even the gun shots, so this gives us the impression there may be gambling, also the title suggests this, it finishes with the trademark 007 codename for James Bond.


Catch Me If You Can:





















The first thing that draws to my attention in this title sequence is the music, it is a very mysterious track, that keeps changing when you listen, this gives the viewer a reason of not knowing what to expect.
Also there are various amounts of planes throughout the sequence, this gives the impression it could be about a plane, the title sequence is a story in itself, it shows a man running away from what is supposedly a police officer or a person of a higher authority, this makes us want to see what the story unfolds to be, this is why this title sequence is so effective because it gives elements of Mystery and Action. Also what is again mysterious that everything is brightly coloured, this is odd as we have an idea(when watching) what the genre is, so this gives even more mystery of what could happen.