Defiance opening sequence

The opening sequence of the film 'Defiance' begins with various real black and white footage of real life events during the Second World War and also some footage that has been specially made for the film. The title sequence then changes from black and white into colour as Nazis invade a Polish town and take members of the town away with them.

During the black and white parts of the sequence various facts about the Nazis and the Jews during the Second World War would appear as white text on a contrasting black background. Later in the sequence, during the black and white parts, the film company and title appear over the action happening on screen.

This title sequence makes it apparent that it is for a war film but using facts about the war and footage from the time which almost acts as a prologue for the rest of the film as it gives the audience a bit of background history for the war which allows the audience to understand some of the history behind the film.

These could fit well into the title sequence for our film as it could also be used to give the audience some historical background of the cold war and the rivalry between America and Russia.