Different types of film openings

There are many types of film openings

• Discrete title sequence.
• Titles over a blank screen which is then followed by a narrative opening.
• A narrative opening, which has titles running throughout it.
• A stylised edited opening

Seven (Or se7en) is an example of a discrete opening. It shows all the credits, and gives away very little information about the film. For example, you can't tell who the character is, where the location is, etc. There is also a few special effects used, such as the fading of characters names when they come up.

A stylised film opening involves more information about the film. For example, The Taking Of Pelham 123 shows trains and a quick tempo. This shows that the film will be at a fast moving pace and something involving  trains, which already gives the audience an idea of what could happen.