From looking at opening sequences and title devices, I have learnt that there are many more things involved in an opening sequence than I actually thought. This includes the number of credits that there are. I looked at the opening sequence of Happy-Go-Lucky and in this I looked at the number of credits there are and what jobs we see people do in them. I found out that the characters real names appear in order of importance, and with the jobs they do they also appear in order of importance. I also looked at the number of different cuts and edits there are and saw that there is a lot less that what I thought. The opening sequence of this was basically just a woman riding her bike through London and as this happened the credits appeared at the sides of her. In this opening sequence the credits were obvious and you was meant to pay attention to the, however in a Social Realist film they blend in more and are less obvious.
This has made me very aware of the thought that goes into the opening sequence and that I should definitely follow what I see as this is how I will be most successful and will collect the most marks. If I don't put enough credits then I know that it will look very unrealistic as there has to be at least 20-30. The methods I will use will be good editing and cuts so that it runs smoothly and so that it doesn't give too much away. I may even make the opening sequence nothing like what the film is about so that I can create enigma, so I have the audience asking questions, as I don't want it to tell the story or seem like a trailer. The reason for this is because I want it to be interesting without giving the story, as people will be able to predict the rest of the film, and that isn't what an opening sequence is supposed to do. I will also make sure that the credits are in the correct place and begin straight away as if they're at the end it will look more like a trailer than an opening sequence.
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