The three opening sequence titles I analysed are; True romance, which is directed by Tony Scott, Rocky Horror Picture Show, directed by Jim Sharman and Dodgeball, which is directed by Rawson Marshall. True Romance is a romantic crime film written by Quentin Tarrantino, the opening titles are quite ambiguous as to introduce what genre the film is. This is because the music is quite upbeat and the titles are in bold blue letters, which could suit many genres and there is no violence or law breaking in the opening so the fact that it is a crime film isn’t conveyed through the titles. The vagueness of the titles entices the audience to keep watching, as they want to find out what the film is about. The upbeat music livens up the audience and makes the viewers feel more excited about what the film is about.
The first shot is a medium long shot of a few people in a bar, which has icons such as neon lights advertising drinks, a jukebox, a T.V and people smoking and drinking. One of the main protagonists is introduced at the bar and he is talking to a female which shows the possibility that the film would have a romantic storyline within it. True Romance’s opening sequence differs from that of the Rocky Horror Picture Show as the titles are separate to the actual start of the film because the titles show and then the film starts, whereas True romance’s titles roll in with the start of the film.
Rocky Horror Picture Show starts with a black background and a pair of red lips which zoom in and sing a song which is quite strange, this encourages the audience to listen to the lyrics, which are a vague summary of what happens in the film, this makes the audience want to know more about the film, making it more watchable. The titles then start to appear in a red font that looks like dripping blood this introduces the audience to the genre of the film which is horror, the song also shows the audience that the film has humour in it as the song is meant to be funny.
Dodgeball’s opening sequence is different from the other two as the genre is conveyed straight away, with one of the main characters seeming to be advertising his gym, which is very large and the place is colour coordinated with black, purple and silver. The genre is introduced as comedy immediately as the character introducing the gym is portrayed as an idiot, which is funny. This makes the audience laugh and shows them that the film is funny and makes the rest of the film appeal to them making them want to watch it.
Then another character is introduced who is also funny as he comes across as being lazy and unorganised as he wakes up on his sofa, has a call from blockbuster saying some films are overdue, and his car doesn’t work very well. Immediately the audience has a vague idea of who this character is and therefore they want to find out more about him. He also arrives at a gym but it is very shabby unlike the other characters gym, this shows the audience that there might be some sort of competition between the two businesses. This opening sequence is very typical of a comedy genre film as it opens straight away with a vague overview of what happens in the film and the sequence is light hearted and easy to watch.
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