Titanic begins with close up shots of waves in the sea with inter titles over the waves. This immediately introduces the audience to the film and sets the scene of the sea. This doesn't particularly encaptivate the audience because nothing interesting is happening. However by 0:39 the words 'Titanic' have appeared on top of the waves in bold, red writing which tells the audience what the film the film is and encourages them to keep watching as they now know the film is about to start. There is then an example of superimposition as an old sepia coloured image above the waves. This captivates the audiences' interest as they want to know what this image has to do with the film and are intrigued to look at it in more detail. The superimposition also has the effect of linking this old image to the sea as it gives the effect of the waves lapping over the image. This image is then followed by a series of images, which the audience soon realises are pictures from the actual ship Titanic. This grabs the audiences' interest as these historical images make the audience want to find out more about this ship. Also, although the film is fiction, by putting in photos of the real Titanic it adds a realistic edge to the film which makes the audience more connected to the film. The photos shown of all the people boarding the ship also makes the audience realise the shocking reality of this event behind this fictional film. The dramatic music played with this opening scene gives the film a serious tone as it is played with photographs taken from 1912. Overall, the opening two minutes are very serious and is this way to show the audience that this film is based on realistic events. There are not many camera shots or effects and the opening two minutes is very simple compared to other Hollywood films.
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