blogging task 9: what are the 4 different types of film openings

in a film opening there are more than one way that a film can decide to open their film. There are 4 different types of film openings:

• Blank Screen
• Moving Images
• Still Images
• Animation/Motion

Blank screen:

The blank screen film opening is the most common type of title sequence. when blank screen openings were used it was because the studios were on a low budget. There are benefits of using a blank screen film opening; it is a relatively simple way to include the conventions of the genre.

Moving images:

Moving image film openings incorporate the films credit titles with moving images behind the titles, sound and usually there is no dialogue. These film openings set the tone of the film and help to introduce the story line tot he viewers/audience. 

Still images:

Still image film openings are similar to Blank screen openings. Still image title sequences have white text on a black background. still images that are used in film openings hint at the audience to what the genre can be. It requires bringing in different types of media to make the background for the title sequence.

Animation/motion:

Animated texts in film openings were becoming more popular in the late 90s. the use of animated images or texts in a film opening requires a lot of new digital technology and stylised editing. These types of film openings are seen in film with high budgets. animation/motion film titles became a part of the moving image and are integrated with the images we see.