Conventions of a Comedy Title Sequence

To further develop my knowledge I have chosen a particular genre of film and watched several openings to see the similar conventions throughout.

• 21 Jump Street
  
• Identity Thief 
  
•  Grown Ups
  
•  The Inbetweeners Movie 
  
•  Just Go With It
  

The above comedic films had the following in common:

• All opening titles seem to have arrays of colour used to imply their joyful and humorous genre. It helps to appeal to the target demographic which is mostly to those of teenagers and above due to their ratings usually a 12+.
• The music used is often and mostly upbeat to represent and reinforce what the topics of the film are and how the overall mood is lighthearted.
• The transitions used between each shot are usually wipes or fast cuts therefore conveying scene changes and the overall comedic genre. Possibly further into the film slapstick comedy would be used meaning long shots and extreme shots used to capture the psychical comedy within the text.
• Fonts and imagery used within the opening somewhat depicts the genre through the use of bubbly and lighthearted, childlike fonts. It illustrates the lack of seriousness and type of film
• Lastly, the introduction to some props used implies that the result of them can be painful therefore creating humour. For example, in 21 Jump Street, gun fires are shown which we expect will be amusing due to the comedic conventions which follow this implication.