What is a title sequence

A title sequence is a method used in films and TV programs to present their title. With both utilising visuals and sounds  It usually follows but should not be confused with the opening credits, which are generally nothing more than a series of superimposed text.

History

since the invention of cinematography, simple  title cards were used to top and tail silent film presentations in order to identify both the film and the production company involved, and to act as a signal that the film had started and then finished. In silent cinema title cards were used throughout to convey dialogue and plot and it is in some of these early short films that we see the first examples of title sequences themselves, being quite literally a series of title cards shown at the beginning of a film. The arrival of sound did little to alter the convention except that the sequence was usually accompanied by a musical prelude until recent years.

title sequence examples

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