Thursday, 20 January 2011

The structure of thriller openings!

There are 3 basic structures that are used for film openings, and here are some examples of each:

1) A narrative opening with the titles running throughout:

  The Shinning






















 The Stepfather






















2) A discrete title sequence:

 Seven






























 Arlington Road














3) Titles over a blank screen followed by a narrative opening:

  Donnie Darko














4) Stylized editing:

  Pelham 123

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