The document analyzes conventions in film title sequences. It examines the openings of three films - Citizen Kane, The Book of Eli, and Donnie Darko. While all three show the film title, production company, and director's name, they do not include the main cast. This breaks from the typical convention but maintains an air of mystery. In conclusion, film openings usually display the title, companies, and director but omit the starring actors, which seems strange as big names could widen audiences.

1. By Hadley Stones
FILM OPENING TITLE
CONVENTIONS

2. First clip- Citizen Kane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRa3qZ0_4ew

3. Conventions-
 The conventions met for this opening are that
they show the production logo, the title of
the film and who the book/film is by.
 However it then fails to show cast and other
main producers of the film which goes
against most stereotypes but if this was all
shown it would take the enigma away from
the opening itself

4. Second clip- The Book of Eli
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPoRj-Fv4HI

5. Conventions-
 In this film opening of The Book of Eli we see
that the title is clearly shown to make it clear
what the film is called, however it then
doesn’t show us anymore text on screen for
things such as producers, actor and the
director this adds a sense of mystery because
you don’t know who's in it or what to expect

6. Third Clip- Donnie Darko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ7Fz3m485s

7. Conventions-
 The conventions shown In the opening scene
of Donnie Darko meets those such as
production name and company logo. As well
as the directors name and overall title of the
film .
 However as like the other two films this film
does not name main cast in the opening.

8. Conclusion
 In conclusion I have found that most film
openings of a wide range of genres show
the title of the film as a must or people
might not know what film they are
watching, they also show company and
production logos as brand recognition.
Also they credit the director. Although
they don’t include the main cast in many
film openings which I find strange as I
would have thought this brought in wide
audiences when they see the names
such as Leonardo DiCaprio or Tom
Hanks.