Types Of Title Film Openings

In today's lesson we learnt about four different types of film openings for titles that are used in opening a films title sequence.
1.Credits over a blank screen
2.Discrete opening
3.Narrative opening
4.Stylised edited opening

Credits over a blank screen opening:


An example of this one is from Donnie Darko, where the background is blank, black colour with the credits coming unto the screen.

Discrete Openings:
These are separately edited sequences which are stood apart from the the film opening. It supports nearly all of the opening credits and film titles. An example of a film which uses this opening is Enemy of the State.

Narrative Opening:
This is when the narrative storyline comes together with the title sequence. Example is the 'Panic Room'

Stylised Editing:

This is a very heavily stylised editing film opening with amazing editing. An example of where this has been used is in the film 'Mezrine'

The layout shows the woman walking from the front and behind like someone is walking/watching behind her

This is an opening credit of an actor in the film

This again shows the front of that man walking and the back of him. It also has another actors name.

The top left is a wide mid-shot of the man,while the image on the right is more close up portrait. The image on the bottom left is a mid shot of the man.

This is my best one. I like the ways there are 3 shots on the screen, it looks like someone is looking at the man.