There are 3 main types of opening title sequences, these include:
-Linear, the sequence is a straightforward story, no jump cuts or major editing.
-Non-Linear, the sequence does the opposite of following a straight line featuring some cuts and editing.
-Thematic, the sequence will generally follow a particular type of theme, gore, humour, etc. This contains lots of editing.
-Linear, the sequence is a straightforward story, no jump cuts or major editing.
-Non-Linear, the sequence does the opposite of following a straight line featuring some cuts and editing.
-Thematic, the sequence will generally follow a particular type of theme, gore, humour, etc. This contains lots of editing.
The Hurt Locker is an 2008 American war film. The opening sequence is an example of a linear one. The sequence follows 3 men, one attempts to disarm a bomb whilst the other two lookout. This is linear because the whole sequence takes place at one moment in the same place, same time. There are no random jump cuts to other parts of the film and there is very little editing done.
This opening sequence is from the film Batman Begins and is an example of a non-linear opening. The sequence starts with Bruce as a young child running and then there is a jump cut to him as a man in prison. This is non-linear because although this is the correct sequence of events, child to man, the jump cut creates a huge void in between these two scenes so makes the start of the film askew and non-linear because now the story is disoriented.
This opening sequence is the perfect example of a thematic sequence, this opening of Saw 2 contains lots of editing and is heavily based on gore. Because of the heavy editing and gore, this opening sequence gives the audience a clear idea of what they can expect from the film.