I have spoken to professional editor Michael Harrows, on Skype, to gather information about the conventions of an opening title sequence, for the Thriller genre in particular. I learnt about the pacing and rhythm of editing and how significant it is to keep a smooth flowing rhythm throughout editing. This was useful as in my opening title sequence, rhythm and pace was key as we were editing to the pace of the music to create a opening title sequence which flows by sound bridging.
I also created a timeline using se7ens opening title sequence to pick out the duration, placement and types of titles which occurred. This was important as it gave a structure and guidance for the conventions of a thriller opening title sequence.
On the day of your exam if this question came up you'd need to be a lot more thorough - e.g What are the conventions of the Thriller genre - did you make them or break them? Conventions of length of OTS, number of credits size and placement of credit to ensure fit within TV safe and are legible. How did researching the conventions help strengthen the OTS you made? What advantage were the conventions to your audience? etc
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