Opening Title Sequence Research [Thibaut Nyemba]

I have researched the prologue of ‘Transporter 1’, as action thrillers are my favourite genres. The idea of an opening title sequence is to present to the audience the:
Details of cast and crew, The film's title, An introduction to character or character type, Indication of place, Indication of historical period, Information regarding mood and tone, Introduction to signature theme tune, Information about genre, Questions that the viewer finds intriguing (sets up enigmas), Patterns and types of editing that will be echoed in the remainder of the film, Mise en scene and cinematography that will be echoed or elaborated upon later in the film.

The scene begins within an isolated car park of which there is only one car. The empty car park signifies that there is secrecy regarding the car being in an empty place as well as it having a dark and expensive appearance. There is a lot of the camera’s attention is based on this car in the opening sequence, the fact that it is the only car within the car park shows that there is an importance regarding this car or its driver. The character is then introduced through a medium close up of him within the car, showing the significance of his role as he is the first character previewed and therefore shows the audience an idea that the film will revolve around him, making him the main character. The way in which he is dressed shows that he has some sort of power and status which is symbolised with the suit as well as the car being advanced in technology. This gives an idea of his character type which is conveyed as superior, guarded, cautious, and strong in some sense allowing the viewer to have an idea of the type of character he will have within the film.
His alarm on his watch goes off and he drives out of the car park showing the audience that there is something to be done at that certain time. The film’s title is previewed during this opening as well as the subtitles in a printing style font in aluminous green, the type you get on action/government style films. The historical period is very clear within this prologue as the Mise-en- scene such as costume and props (car) are all very modern and are seen with lots of closes ups of things such as the characters, watch, gloves, face and aspects of the car. The mood is mixed as it seems content yet the one man and one car in an empty car park show that there is much to come and therefore create many enigmas to who is this man, why does he have such an advanced car, why is he dressed the way he is? , all of which is answered further into the film. This means that the opening sequence is effective in captivating the audience by providing enigmas. However the mood is also toned by the score music within the background which has a very mysterious vibe to it. The background music becomes slightly more upbeat as it jump cuts to him leaving the car park and on to the motorway showing that he is in an urban hot area by the beach. This is seen clearly with a following master shot of the area allowing the audience to see the location of which the film is starting at. His car then halts at the traffic lights right beside a police car of which he turns to look at very slowly and lets his glance linger a bit, creating another enigma to why is he so comfortable at starring at the police? This shows that there will be a sense of crime within the film to come. Patterns of editing that would be echoed throughout the film will be close ups one after the other to show emphasise of something as well as the mid tone of lighting on mysterious / secretive scenes as well as tracking movements, low and high angels seen when showing the car too show the importance of it. The prologue is vital as it presents the main ideas of the film and therefore the opening sequence of Transporter is effective in presenting the above factors. It had introduced the title, the main character as well as an indication of location and historical period an all the vital element needed to provide the concept of the film within the prologue.