RESEARCH:Structure of openings with examples

There are three basic opening structures theses are as follows:

                       A narrative opening

Is when the audience is introduced to the location and setting and has the

titles running over it.

             The Shinning:

Another example or a narrative opening structure is "The Stepfather"

A discrete title sequence

Is separately edited, For instance in ‘Seven’ there are lots of close ups of everything, showing lots of weird things that a normal person wouldn’t do. The hand written fonts tells us that his mental state is not right. This all makes it spooky and gives it an edge.

                                                                   

Seven:

Titles over black screen, followed by the narrative opening

It has a titles running over a blank screen, they often include sound effects before the images and such are introduced.

       Donnie Darko:

There is also a forth opening structure which is

            A ‘Stylized editing’

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