Core Conventions of an Opening Sequence to a Film

These are what I think are the core conventions of an opening sequence to a film:

• Distributor company name
• Production company name
• Title of film
• Director's name
• Executive producer's name
• Editor's name
• Name of book/play and author if it is based on one of these
• Main cast members names
• Film logos Sound -music to set the scene of the film without giving too much away, such as whistling wind and low pitched drums to set a solemn and dull beginning scene, or recognisable theme music. An example of this is the Harry Potter opening music which incorporates sound to set the scene and its memorable theme music: