Conventions of an opening sequence

• An opening sequence needs to draw the the audience in, by not making things obvious and making the audienceask questionsand want to find out more and want to carry on watching to find out what's happening, close-upsare used, this is to not reveal to much to the audience and makethem want to carry on watching.

• Opening sequences need to give clues about what the film could overall be about. For example; showing a dead person might indicate a horroror thriller, showing a group of teenagers may indicate that the film will revolve around a school or the life of a young person, or showing a shot of a space ship would indicate that the film could be set in space and would be a Sci-Fi.
  
• Opening sequences also need to reveal the setting or location of the film. This creates an atmosphere for the audience, if you were to show adark forest it would have the audience scared and on edge whereas if you showed a sunny bright location it will make the audience feel normal and happy.

• Opening sequences need to include titles, with the name of the film, main actors, directors and other people that helped create the film. The way the titles are set out helps to create an atmosphere of a film, if you were to have a black background with writing in red with blood dripping it would indicate it's a horror film whereas if you were to have nice swirly writing it may indicate its a romance or romantic comedy.

• The music also helps to create the atmosphere that an opening sequence is trying to achieve, for evample in this opening sequence 'scouting for girls- she's so lovely' was playing in the background, this type of music is generally listened to by teenagers therefore it will indicate that this film is probably about teenagers.