Key conventions for an OTS

• Title of the film
• Key actors/actresses involved
• Cast and crew members
• Director
• Producers
• The production company
• Distribution company
• Music
• Graphics/live action/both shots
• The films themes
• Presents the genre to the audience
• Pictures/images/clips/introduction of characters
• Colour scheme to match the theme
• Establishing shots that shows location

This is a college of pictures taken from a range of Opening title sequences.

I can see from a first glance how important opening title sequences. Looking at this college I found online, I can recognise some of the opening title sequences already, although two of them already have the names, Taxi Driver and Life Of Brian. In addition, I can recognise; Rocky Horror Show, Seven and James Bond- Goldfinger. So making a very iconic OTS is key as people will be able to see the opening title sequence and link it back to the whole film. From this i can gather that as it is my job is editing i need to make the title sequence as unique and recognisable as possible.

This picture demonstrates the credits you would usually  find in an OTS, unlike  old films that had all of the credits before any action on screen, modern films, but also  film noir films follow the above shown conventions.