Office Space

An opening sequence happens in every film it has many functions including introducing the company who made the film and main characters of the film.

In the opening for 'Office Space' the classic introduction for 20th century fox is used to introduce who has produced the film. This gives the viewers a sense of security as it is a well known company.
This is followed by the official opening credits for the film, along with the opening music. The credits which are in the brightly coloured blue give the film a light-hearted feel and give you an insight into the genre of the film. The credit have the names of the actors/actresses who will be starring in the film. Which can also give you an indication of the genre.

The first shot used in the film is an establishing shot, which introduces the viewer to the place or environment within a film, it rarely involves the central characters as it does not in the opening for office space.
An aerial shot is used to give you a real sense of the traffic that there is in the area, as it can only be seen from this view.

Office space introduces the first character in the traffic jam, it then shows a second and third character in which looks like the same traffic jam. This gives the indication that these characters may be linked later on in the film.

Shots of the first mans feet when hes is stopping ans starting helps the viewer to empathise with him.
The second mans comical singing gives you the idea that the film is of the comedy genre and sets the mood for the rest of the film.
There is also an introduction of a third character at the end of the clip which indicates these three characters will be the main characters in the film.