Conventions of a opening sequence

In this blog I'm going to be writing about the conventions of a opening sequence, I'm going to be giving examples of conventions then giving examples through images and videos.

Obscuring information

In this video we see the opening to brick in all the shots the convention of obscuring information is used, this is because we are shown very little information about this character, this has been chosen because it wants to make the audience ask questions, who is he? why he is the only character that we've been introduced to?










Another example of Obscuring information is shown through this opening sequence of memento, in this clip it does a similar thing to brick were it shows us bits of the character but doesn't show us him in full detail this also makes the audience ask question about, who is this character? and what is he doing?











Introducing a few characters

This is a extreme close up of the victim in the sequence of Wallander who got attacked this shot allows the audience to know that this is the victim of the attack.

This shot is a close up of one of the characters in Memento in this sequence we don't properly get introduced to this character but we know he's a main protagonist.

This is a low angle shot which is the first shot in the opening sequence of memento were we properly get introduced to this character this is a convention of a opening sequence because it has introduced us to the main character.

This shot is a two shot which allows the audience to finally see these two characters faces which allow us to see their emotions and feelings in the situation that their in.

This is a mid close up of one of the main protagonist from the opening sequence of the sixth sense, this shot allows the audience to ask questions about this character, who is he? what is his role in the film?

In this mid long shot we see a female protagonist who looks like she's in a seller, when we get introduced to this character it makes the audience ask questions in that, how is this character linked with the film? and who is this character?

Production and distribution company

In a opening sequence it has the distribution and production company logos before the titles come on, in this sequence of the sixth sense it shows the distribution company which Hollywood pictures and the production company which is Spyglass Entertainment.

In the opening sequence of the dark knight it shows us the distribution company which is Warner Bros. Pictures then the production company which is Legendary Pictures this is a convention of a opening sequence because it allows the audience to see the distribution company and the production company.