Title Sequences Research

What is a title sequence?
A title sequence, also known as an opening sequence, is a method used to present a title during a movie. This appears towards the beginning, alongside cast members and production companies, usually working alongside imagery and other special effects to create an insight into the film. For example desaturated colours with a shallow focus onto a body or a desolate setting may introduce a horror/thriller movie. Title sequences allow conceptual visuals of graphic design and sound to be shown alongside other key features, allowing members involved in the production of the film to be shown in an appealing manner, accompanied by a music prelude to enhance the effect of the images, this may involve audiences, grasping their attention beforehand, as snapshots of images allow the creation of mystery and suspense into further occurrences.
As time progressed, graphic designing has developed, due to devices improving to help aid this. Title sequences originate from the 1960s and perhaps beforehand, however in a different way. Orchestral music alongside the curtains opening during theatre, and cards being shown were the developing points of title sequences, as they progressed again due to technology improving overtime, now on screen non diegetic music can be played alongside imagery on the same software.
A title sequence may be used as a device to collect images together in parts to create a whole, as a sense of foreshadowing occurrences in the movie, being a clever device to begin with. Horror movies tend to have a longer title sequence accompanied by fast paced editing of images to create suspense and create an atmosphere holding tension and vagueness to the plot, almost eliciting confusion.
As a whole, title sequences may be used in different ways to create a different emotion, due to genre purposes.