Conventions of a film opening
A Convention is a type of theme which all teen movies or specific genre movies tend to have.
Film openings tend to be 2-5minutes long, dependant on the type of film, e.g.major blockbusters or independent.
They usually introduce key characters i.e. protagonist, antagonist, sidekick etc as well as introducing the the pre plot or beginning of a narrative by establishing the platform or scene.
Explanation of title sequence
There are some standards to title sequences but some minor variations do exist typically when giving more prominence to a more famous person.
Distribution - The company is different from the production company; e.g. 'Distribution Company Name Presents' - Distribution companies are responsible for the marketing of films thus are recognised in the opening credits.
Our distribution company's ident resembles the conventional moving idents seen in blockbusters. |
Name of production - Company/companies (always respect the people with the money); e.g. 'A Big Name Production' - opening credits usually name the most significant people/companies that were involved in the production as they contributed the most money towards the film.
Our production company ident similarly resembles those seen in blockbusters, such as Marvel's ident which features in films such as Spiderman. |
Director - (This is optional); e.g. 'A Ridley Scott' - the directors name is usually there as an acknowledgement of their work towards the film. For example, it would state, 'Written and directed by Martin Scorsese'
We challenged the conventions of a title sequence by having our writer's name over moving footage in the film opening |