Purpose and information:
The purpose of these opening credits is to display the content and genre of the movie so it gives people who may not want to see it a chance to stop watching. It is supposed to tease the audience in thriller films by giving away only some parts of the plot to intrigue the audience to keep them fixated on the film before most of the film has even started. It is also to advertise the film producers name as this appears on screen after the name of the film usually.
The opening credits usually provide the setting in an establishing shot, the name also in an establishing shot in the first part of the movie.The opening scene shows information such as the names of cast typically in long shots to show background usually in order of appearance to create a theme for that character, usually after the name of the film company has been shown. The name of the film is usually the first to appear in opening scenes, then the setting and iconography, it usually shows symbols of the themes in the movie that are underlying.
Effect on audience:
The opening credits are usually put together to make the audience feel on edge about it building up tension and nervousness to what they are about to see. They condition the audience to believe that the opening contains important information about the film. they are arranged a certain way to make they audience feel a pattern and so they know what to expect.
Thriller opening: Seven
This first shot shows the name of the film to show its genre
This shot shows the name of the film producer before the names of the actors.
The names of the actors are given here after all the names of the people who made the film were shown.
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