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When it comes to film openings there are more than one way a film can decide to show the openings of their film. The different types of film openings there are in film openings are
- Blank screen.
- Still images.
- Moving images
- Animation/motion.
The blank screen film opening involves different kinds of typeface on a black background. It is the most common type of title sequence. When blank screens are used for film openings, usually a white typeface is used on a black background to create a high contrast for the audience. When studios were to use the blank screen for film openings, it was because they had a low budget and didn't have a high budget to produce any of the other 3 different types of film openings that would be seen as more of a high budget film opening. Blank screen title sequences can offer a simple, uncomplicated way to include conventions of title sequences such like institutional information at the beginning of the film.
Psycho is an example of a film opening that I have looked at which had a blank screen for the title sequence.What I thought of the film opening which involved a blank screen was that it made it seem like the film ahead would be dull, it looked very low budget. The music for the title sequence helped the film to seem like the film ahead would be thrilling.
Still images
The still images film opening is more elaborate then simple white text on a black background like the blank screen. Still images indicated a move past just text but also a way to incorporate text with a visual image to hint at the genre of the film. Studios would begin to support the development of more elaborate title sequences and also recognized their contribution to the film as a whole. Still images being used in film openings requires combining different media to make the background for the title sequence. The use of music in the film opening alongside still images help to introduce the tone of the film and help hint the genre it could be.
Pulp Fiction is the example of a title sequence with still images I looked at. What I thought of the title sequence was that it was more productive than the blank screen and also felt I got a better vibrant from still images than with blank screens.
Moving images
The moving images film opening incorporates the credit titles with moving image behind the titles, sound and usually no dialogue. Serves to offer either a metaphor or narrative thread to help introduce the tone or storylines of the film to the audience.
Cidade de Deus was the example of a moving images film opening I used. From the film opening I thought it made the audience entertained because it's more of a fast pace title sequence and shows a lot of action in it too which none of the other two types of film openings didn't include.
Animation/motion
The use of animated text in the title sequences became more poular in the late 90s. It became part of the moving image and are integrated together with the images we see. The use of animation for a film opening requires a lot of digital technology and stylized editing.
The example of the animated film opening was from a James Bond film. What I thought of the film opening was that it was well done, looked like it took a while to do and used a lot of digital technology. It also seems like the studio had a high budget.
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