Halloween
The main conventions that are used in the opening sequence of this film are all related to Gothic in one way or another. The dark background with an eery orange font stands out to the audience to create a sense of fear, this also lets the audience know what genre the movie is going to be. The intense high pitched piano in the background builds the tension for the audience as it is continuously building, getting louder and faster tempo. the zooming in of the pumpkin also builds tension for the audience as at the beginning it is zoomed out but as the credits role the pumpkin gets closer and closer building fear for the audience as they are waiting for something to happen. The flickering of the candle inside the grinning pumpkin gives him human characteristics, the audience want to get away from the frightful look but as it gets closer and closer more fear is created, this emphasizes the overall Gothic genre of the film.
This is England
The main conventions in this opening sequence are for the audience to understand how united kingdom used to be, how it was ruled and what was happening. With the majority of the opening sequence being of old clips its shows the audience how England used to be with the women of Greenham Common, the Iranian Embassy Siege, the nationwide miner’s strike, a bolstered Thatcher and Reagan and of course, Roland Rat all being included to represent this. The font of the credits is the font used on the dog tags of all British soldiers, the rolling numbers are the id's of all soldiers that passed away because of everything that was happening in and around the 80's era. The music that is played in the background is a famous 80's song in which can be seen as making the audience happy but at the same time, because of all the disturbing images it can lead the audience into distress.
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