Conventions Of Film Openings

Film	Genre	Conventions / Sound Info / Action	Style Of Opening	Info In Credits	Narrative / Storyline Of The Film
Pulp Fiction	Comedy	Opens with an upbeat action song. You then hear in the opening of this film is background noise of laughing in a café. A very natural environment.	A short café scene between two characters.	Information of main characters and director.	The two characters introduce us to a planned robbery, showing us that this story line will be of crime.
Reservoir Dogs	Comedy/Action	Opens with very upbeat action song	Opens with a short scene of a group of men walking in a line and a Narration over the top.	Director. Main Characters. Title. Casting. Music supervisor. Costume. Producer. Editor. Photographer. Co-producer. Production Designer	Group of men walking in a determined manor. Dressed in a start way, possibly to look as if they are in a gang. Main characters.
Dark Knight	Thriller	Normal background city sounds. Upbeat action music. Sound of guns.	Starts facing up in the clouds. Goes to a pan across the city to show the viewer where the film is set, and then a short scene.	There are no credits in the opening.	Introduces us to a robbery scene. Showing us what the film will be mainly about. Introduces us to the main character.
Final Destination	Thriller/Horror	Heavy creepy music. This then layers up as we get deeper into the film.	These fair images have been made to look confusing with references to death. This then cuts to a short scene.	Title, Main Characters, Director	A group of friends at a fair. References to death, showing us something bad is going to happen to the group of friends. Introduces us to the main characters.
Iron Man 3	Action	Includes a very upbeat, strong, ‘hero like’ sound track	Cut scenes from the film, slowing down/freeze framing on certain characters.	Director. Screen Play. Producer. Executive producer. Director of photography. Production design. Editors. Costume design. Visual effects supervisor. Music supervisor. Music. Associate producer. Casting. Main characters. Title	Shows main character. Shows he is important and also his love life. Shows excitement with explosions.
Hot Fuzz	Action/Crime	Old Police whistles, Old siren sound. Non Diagetic Narrator describing the main characters’ life.	General overview of the main characters’ life, with narration.	Production Companies.	About a police man who has excelled in the police force and is advancing through the different stages in the forces.