The Italian Job Opening

The opening of 'The Italian Job' uses a very defined style that uses animated moving lines that reveal aspects of a location, Italy. This gives the audince the films setting and the fast style (and the up beat music) tells the audience that it's going to be an action film. In the sequence we see the production company involved in the film, the crew and cast (the stars of the film). The title then appears half way through the opening. The sequence also as a part where the lines are revealing someone going over a map with equipment (compass, magnifying glass) which gives the audience a hint that in the film there is a plan or scheme, foreshadowing events to come.


This opening generally follows the same format that other movies use for opening sequences and is relatively simple, showing us the production companies, the cast and crew and showing the audience the setting for the film. It also has a style and pace that matches the genre of the film.