The document discusses the conventions and guidelines for title sequences in media products like films. It notes that the student media product followed strict guidelines for its thriller opening, including having titles displayed for 3 seconds each with a fade out effect. It lists the typical elements included in a title sequence and their order. The opening is expected to engage viewers instantly and introduce the genre, protagonist/antagonist, and be around 2 minutes long for this student production. The student confirms their opening followed rules like including all title conventions in order and using a flashback, action, and narration to set up the plot.

1. Q1) In what ways does your media
product use, develop or challenge
forms and conventions of real media
products?

2. • We went by strict guidelines whilst editing our
Thriller opening. This meant that we had to
follow the title sequence that is usually used
in everyday media products. This was an
essential as it made our thriller a lot more
professional.

3. An essential part of our research was to look at the
opening sequence to a few Thriller films. Titles
are expected to stay shown on the screen for a
total of 3 seconds each time, we followed this
guideline when adding titles to our footage,
ensuring that they each fade our after a specific
amount of time. This fade out effect suited out
opening as it went well with the slow, calm music
that we chose to use, as well complimenting as
our shots, which were mainly jump cuts.

4. Conventions of a title sequence
1. Production Icon
2. Distribution Icon
3. Distribution Title
4. Production title
5. Actor 1
6. Actor 2
7. Film Title
8. Actor 4
9. Actor 5
10. Casting
11. Costume
12. Music supervisor
13. Music by
14. Edited by
15. Production Designer
16. Director of Photography
17. Executive producers
18. Written by-
19. Directed by

5. • It is important to include all of these titles in a
opening sequence to a media production. This
is because its the only way, and most likely
way, to inform the audience a little about
those behind the making of the film, as well as
providing information on the production
company.

6. Conventions of Film Openings
• The purpose of a film opening is to show
action, in order to engage the viewers
instantly. The title sequence will state the
genre if the film, as well as introducing either
the protagonist of antagonist. Most film
openings are about 2 minutes long, however,
major blockbusters may be up to 5 minutes
long. Our film is far from a major blockbuster,
therefore, our Thriller opening was a total of 2
minutes long.

7. The expected order of a title sequence
• Key credits A key event will
occur Non diagetic sound
FLASHBACK
Title sequence
Planning of
Landscape
FIGHT/SHOOT
OUT
NARRATIONS
Chase scene

8. • We followed the strict rules when creating our
Thriller opening, This included:
• Adding all of the conventions of a title
sequence in the correct order
• Starting off with a flash back, we introduced
both the protagonist and antagonist
• Introducing the main setting of the film
• Including some sort of action that is the
borderline for the main plot in the film