An opening sequence in a film usually consists of the names of the film, cast, director, producers and the production companies. These are usually shown through various graphics according to the type of film it is. For example, in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, the graphics used are dismembered which reflect the character of the psycho.
Also, there is some sort of action used at the beginning to hold the attention of the audience. In 'Psycho' we are introduced to a couple in a hotel room at 2.43pm, this suggests that they are having an affair as they are meeting up during the daytime in a hotel. In addition, the costume that the women is wearing at the time would be seen as controversial as it is revealing. This would help in keeping the attention of the audience as they would be curious as to why these two characters are meeting up.
Another key convention is music/soundtrack, the opening of thriller movies usually have a non-diegetic sound playing which helps to build up to the introduction of our characters and the location/setting that they are in. The introduction of characters and settings are usually presented in all films, this is also another convention of film openings.
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