Monday, 12 December 2016

Conventions of a film opening

Rules of the credit sequence








In a film of television program or video, the credits help to list some of the most important people behind the making of the production. When shown at the beginning of a film, the credits are normally text that appear on the screen whilst the beginning of the film is taking place. Although sometimes they are shown with static pictures they also could be shown on blank screens in order to add emphasis dependant on whether there is a point that needs to be made or got across to the audience.
Music could also be added to the background of the credit sequence to portray the mood and the atmosphere of what is going to take place or what is happening at the time through either parallel or contrapuntal sound.











A films credit sequence
A TV programs credit sequence
-           They are normally longer and prolonged as they have the time to be more spread out and spaced evenly with the opening scene of a film.
-           Normally show in front of the films locale.
-           Sequence is elaborate and is one of the first things the audience see.
-           Tell who’s in the movie and what’s about to come.
-           The film Tin Tin shows at the beginning of the film, it jumps straight into the credits.
Examples:
 
 
-           They normally are shorter, more to the point
-           Show small clips of some events that may happen in the later series.
-           They are normally more memorable e.g. the music theme tune
-           Each episode starts differently but credits come in about 5 minutes later.
-           American horror story’s openings  consist
Examples:
Orange is the new Black
 








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