Title Sequence VS Trailer

During this lesson we explored and analysed the differences between a film trailer and an opening sequence. We bullet pointed what the audience want when watching a film trailer and what the audience want when watching the opening sequence of a film.

What the audience want when watching a film trailer:

• The parts of the film that look interesting
• Sense of the plot
• Grab your attention
• Who is starring/ who it is made by
• No give-aways
• Montage editing (fast paced)
• Loads of shots
• Has to persuade viewer to watch the film

What the audience want when watching the opening sequence of a film

• Has to draw you in but, not too much
• Information on one of the characters
• Establish the right kind of mood
• Has to engage the viewer enough to watch the whole of the film
• Create atmosphere
• Familiarize/ establish setting
• Voice over/ narrator (telling the story)
• Soundtrack