Film Language Tag: title sequence
The titles or credits themselves as well as any other elements (images and sound) that may accompany them.
Traditionally, James Bond films open with a lavish stunt sequence before the opening titles. The titles themselves appear over further stylized action, often involving the silhouette of a woman. The opening title sequence for West Side Story (1961) presented the credits as graffiti painted on various walls while an animated Pink Panther and Inspector Clouseau accompany the title sequences for the Pink Panther films, both opening and closing. In one of the more unusual credit sequences, Harry Nilsson sang the closing credits to Skidoo (1968), right down to the copyright notice. [also known as "credit sequence", and "opening title sequence]
35 Film Clips
Auto Focus Opening Title Sequence, Auto Focus
A retro title sequence superimposing opening credits onto animated images and stills from the cast.
Batman Opening Title Sequence, Batman
A list of opening credits while the camera pans around the titular logo.
Block-Heads Opening Title Sequence, Block-Heads
A list of opening credits next to drawings and letterheads.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Opening Title Sequence, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
A list of opening credits side-by-side with Butch Cassidy's gang robbing a train.
Catch Me If You Can Opening Title Sequence, Catch Me If You Can
A list of digital opening titles alongside a cat-and-mouse game between the FBI and the protagonist.
Death Proof Opening Title Sequence, Death Proof
A list of opening credits superimposed upon fast editing of some of the protagonists the antagonist's car.
Django Unchained Opening Title Sequence, Django Unchained
Much like the Italian original, a list of superimposed titles over the protagonist's journey through the landscape.
Dr. Strangelove Opening Title Sequence, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
A list of handwritten opening titles over the refueling of an important plane.
Fantastic Mr. Fox Opening Title Sequence, Fantastic Mr. Fox
A modern abridged list of opening titles over the geographical landscape of the film.
Far From Heaven Opening Title Sequence, Far from Heaven
A list of superimposed titles following the protagonist's car's journey back to her house.
Goldfinger Opening Title Sequence, Goldfinger
A list of opening credits side by side with moments from the film projected onto close-ups of a gold woman.
High Noon Opening Title Sequence, High Noon
A list of opening titles superimposed upon the gang arriving to town. Popularized the theme song, especially among westerns.
Jerry Maguire Opening Title Sequence, Jerry Maguire
A list of opening credits superimposed upon a montage of the protagonist's work experience.
Les Girls Opening Title Sequence, Les Girls
A list of opening credits alongside images of each actor's character.
Lolita Opening Title Sequence, Lolita
A list of superimposed opening credits while the title character gets a pedicure from the protagonist.
Monkey Business Opening Title Sequence, Monkey Business
A list of superimposed opening credits interrupted by the protagonist multiple times.
North by Northwest Opening Title Sequence, North by Northwest
A list of opening credits over vector-like imagery dissolved into the real world.
Oldboy Opening Title Sequence, Oldboy
A ticking list of opening titles superimposed upon the protagonist's kidnapping.
Opening Sequence, The Joy Luck Club
June (Ming-Na Wen) recounts an allegory following a woman immigrating from China to the US. She brings a swan with her, intending to gift it to her future American daughter. However, an immigration officer confiscates the swan, and the mother is left with a feather.
Opening Sequence, Luck by Chance
Sona Mishra (Konkona Sen Sharma) is signed by producer Satish Chaudhary (Alyy Khan).
Opening Sequence, Where Is My Friend's House?
Nematzadeh (Ahmed Ahmadpour) doesn't do his homework in his notebook, and the teacher (Khodabaksh Defai) threatens to expel him if it happens again.
Se7en Opening Title Sequence, Se7en
A list of handwritten opening credits cut between and superimposed upon grimy investigation details and the killer's journal.
Skyfall Opening Title Sequence, Skyfall
A list of opening credits superimposed upon digital imagery and extreme close-ups.
Spider-Man Opening Title Sequence, Spider-Man
A list of opening credits in conjunction with digital webbing and foreshadowing imagery.
The Chaser Opening Title Sequence, The Chaser
A list of opening titles superimposed upon the antagonist claiming another victim and our introduction to the protagonist.
The Fugitive Opening Title Sequence, The Fugitive
A list of opening credits superimposed upon the protagonist, followed by an audio description of the locales used.
The Killer Inside Me Opening Title Sequence, The Killer Inside Me
A list of opening credits over still images of the cast.
The Pink Panther Opening Title Sequence, The Pink Panther
A list of animated opening credits while a detective plays a cat-and-mouse game with a pink panther.
The Shining Opening Title Sequence, The Shining
A list of opening credits over the protagonist's drive to his interview at the hotel.
The Spy Who Loved Me Opening Title Sequence, The Spy Who Loved Me
A list of opening titles superimposed upon a cat and mouse dancing game between the two main characters.
The Terminator Opening Title Sequence, The Terminator
A list of all-digital opening credits after a futuristic opening which lays the groundwork for the rest of the film.
The Thomas Crown Affair Opening Title Sequence, The Thomas Crown Affair
A list of opening titles side by side with rectangular collage-like moments from the film.
The Wailing Opening Title Sequence, The Wailing
A list of opening titles as the story begins with the first killings.
The Wild Bunch Opening Title Sequence, The Wild Bunch
A list of opening titles shown during freeze frames of a gang's lead-up to a bank robbery.
Vertigo Opening Title Sequence, Vertigo
A list of opening credits superimposed upon an extreme close-up of a female face followed by symbolic imagery.
5 Series Clips
Dexter Opening Title Sequence
"Early Cuts: Alex Timmons (Chapter 1)", Dexter: Season 0, Episode 1
A list of opening titles over the protagonist's daily morning routine.
Game of Thrones Opening Title Sequence
"Inside Game of Thrones", Game of Thrones: Season 0, Episode 1
A list of opening credits over the map of the world and the locations we will visit.
The Sopranos Opening Title Sequence
"Supper with The Sopranos Part I", The Sopranos: Season 0, Episode 1
A list of opening titles superimposed upon the protagonist's drive.
True Blood Opening Title Sequence
"Unaired Pilot", True Blood: Season 0, Episode 1
A list of opening titles over a montage of blood-like imagery.
True Detective Opening Title Sequence
"Seeing Things", True Detective: Season 1, Episode 2
A list of opening titles side-by-side with imagery and characters.