The Ending ....or the Beginning?

As we have stated before, to fit with Film Noir conventions me and Chloe have chosen to have our opening title sequence (OTS) as the end of our film. However after the OTS has finished, the titles have been and the main credits have shown the actual story will begin. Me and Chloe have decided to add the first nine seconds of our story so that it feels more like an opening title sequence. To fit with Film Noir conventions we're starting with a traditional feature of this genre, smoke. It will fade in from the titles of Blank to the smoke rising. However although it will look like smoke and give that traditional Film Noir film straight away, it will actually be steam and this will become evident by the next scene being of a kettle. Kettles are often used to make hot drinks such as tea or coffee that people normally have with their breakfast so this will symbolise the beginning of the day fitting with the beginning of the film. 

Previously on this blog, I've analysed Gone Girl (2014) opening title sequence. Gone Girl's OTS end with it stating the day and time, in this case it ends saying 
'JULY 5TH 
THE MORNING OF' 
but does not state what it is the morning of, this adds suspense and confusion to the audience. 

However me and Chloe did like the how it says the date and lets you know this is the beginning of the story for you to then follow chronologically. As we liked this and also where it was positioned we used this in our OTS.