The key conventions of the opening sequences of films are typically details of the cast and crew, the title of the film, production companies, an introduction to characters or character types, indication of the place and time, information regarding the mood and tone, information about the genre, enigmas that may be of interest to the viewer, narrative expectations depicting what may happen in the film, or links to narrative theories. Any of these things are key conventions that typically appear in the openings to films. Flashbacks, Voice Overs, Exposition, or an introduction to the signature theme tune may also be included.
We looked at openings to films such as "Brick" and "Juno" in order to depict the key conventions.
Here you can see that the title of the film is being introduced in the opening sequence, a typical key convention included in the openings of films, acting as an introduction to the film.
Also, the time, date and setting of the film is introduced through a still image which helps the viewer understand more about the location and setting of the film. This is also a key convention of film openings.
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