The Creative Works of Saul Bass

I can't get YouTube to work at the moment so I popped over to the library. I found a book called "OCR Media Studies for AS". This does not contain much on title sequences but it does contain this article.

" Some of the most memorable film scenes are opening/titlesequences. Some famous examples from different genres are:
Once upon a Time in the West ( in which a diegetic sound is amplified with a total lack of dialouge to to create audience anticipation),

Bond Films ( the Bond opening sequence has becoms a recurring motif; an established convention expected by the audience),

Goodfellas ( in which we hear the lead character narrate 'ever since i can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster', thus situating us firmly in the mind of the anti-hero for the duration of the film),

City of God ( in which music, fast edits and clever narrative techniques introduce two inter-connected storylines and take the audience back twenty years in the process a strategy shared with 'The Goodfelas')

This list could go on for the rest of the book and all the examples would contrast with one another as there is no fixed approach to an opening sequence. Your sequence does, however, need to observe the one rule that every example follows, your job is to establish character and/or setting to create an enigma - to help the audience understand easily where we are, who is invloved, but fundamentally, why we should be interested. It is likely that the time and resources to you will determine a fairly economical approach to this. Bond-style stunts and explosions are unlikely."

This shows me that there is no set example on how to use an opening title sequence and there is no set way it has to be done. All that has to be included is where the locaation of the film is taking place, the characters involved and to help and ivlolve the audience straight away. Also it is inlikely to make a brilliant sequence as of the cost, but we can make a good sequence with the equipment we have and the money we have.

Edit.

Still can't get YouTube to work. Trying to get down to Welling/Bexleyheath Library to use them.