The purpose of an opening title

The Purpose of a film opening

·         Introduces the characters                               Builds tension

·         Tells the audience the actors                         Sets the mood of the film

·         What the film is called                                  Gives an insight of the film

·         The genre of the film                                     Gives first impression of the film

·         Introduces the directors/producers                 Should ‘hook’ the audience

·         List the most important actors

Most important people in each film

Captain America

·         Executive producers

·         Director of photography

·         Costume designers

·         Co-producers

·         Music supervisors

·         Casting

The opening sequence in ‘Captain America’ highlights significant moments and gives the background of the story. The opening sequence gives the audience the background of the movies getting rid of any confusion.

Domino

·         Executive producers

·         Costume designers

·         Music supervisors

·         Casting

The opening sequence in Domino shows exciting scenes of the film, teasing the audience and enticing them. The sequence also highlights dominos as the main theme giving the audience an indication that the game dominos is a main theme of the film, this suggests the film would be based around gambling.