Conventions of form - an opening sequence

• Titles 




• of the movie
• so that the audience know what they are watching
• of the director
• so fans of the director are aware of their work
• of the editors/producers etc.
• of the actors and actresses
• so that the audience is aware of who's in the movie.
•  Plot isn't revealed
• this ensures that the audience doesn't discover the entire plot of the film within the first couple of minutes
•  Suggests/foreshadows what is yet to happen

• e.g Seven's opening sequence displays the first murder and the title sequence suggests more about the film without revealing too much of the plot
•  Music
• usually slow and intense to create the typical atmosphere of a thriller
• Introduces audience to characters without revealing a plot
• this helps to sustain the mystery of a thriller without giving away too much