Discreet opening: this is an opening where nothing is given away about the film to the audience therefore it being discreet.below is the opening of the film Se7en which is an example of an discreet opening. it has an video focusing hands which are doing various things. Nothing is given away at this point about the film except for that the character might be an murderer or physco as he is playing with blades and cutting himself.
Narrative opening: Were the titles run throughout the opening.and given the beginning story line. many narrative openings start off showing land scape or setting. in the shining video below you can see an example of an narrative opening. the beginning clip is a long journey which shows the setting and the titles come up throughout .
Tiles over a blank screen then an narrative opening:this is where titles of the film is shown over a black screen and most of the time is accompanied with some sort of sound or music.below is an example which is the film Donnie Darko as it can be seen that the titles come up over a blank screen and then lead into an narrative opening which has the boy sitting and then cycling off. It also shows the setting.
Stylized editing opening: this is where the opening is edited in a special stylized way. It is accompanied by music which is at a fast pace which gives an impacted upbeat opening. below is an example which is the film The taking of Pelham 123. it has an upbeat song and is edited in an special way which gives an great effect and goes with the beat.
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