Do different approaches to opening sequences have different effects

Opening sequences play an important part in the movie as it can set moods and change the atmosphere. The main layout for the sandwich title is

• opening ‘motif’
• opening sequence action
• titles.

This allows enigma codes to be set up as to what is going on. This is also independent from the main film. A good example would be the Bond films as the all have sandwich opening sequences. You always get a bit of action that sets up the story and allows audiences to gain information about the situation. This type of title work well with spy thrillers however ‘over black’ titles would not work but work for other thrillers
London to Brighton has ‘over black’ titles which have their advantages. This allows the action to be separated however unlike sandwich titles the action is part of the main plot. So the stages would be

• Titles
• Action
• Tiles
• Action.

Titles would include funding. Again like the sandwich titles this sets a lot of enigma codes but gives the audience restricted narrative as there is little action which is always breaking up. One of the main advantages is that it allows you to skip time and do flashback as you can easily jump back after each title.