In the title sequence of Reservoir Dogs, it follows the familiar formula of Quentin Tarantino's films, where the credits are in a yellow and either on the top of the scene or on a black background. This makes the film instantly recognisable to people who are fans of him. Like his other films, his name is the first thing shown on the screen, reading "A film by Quentin Tarantino". This is then followed by all the main actors names and the name of the film.
The scene starts with non-diegetic sound of narration from one of the characters, but it isn't made clear to us which character is speaking. The scene then transitions to a black screen with Tarantino's name, and with this, the music changes to a face paced soundtrack, which has connotations of the crime thriller genre behind it.
As the men walk along the pathway in slow motion, we get an extreme close up of each character. When the camera zooms in on them, the actors name flashes up in yellow font underneath. This is a way of the audience being able to tell who is played by who, and make us aware of any huge Hollywood stars in the film, like Steve Buscemi. We also see Tim Roth, who is recognisable to any fans of Tarantino's film. The majority of the men are dressed in suits, with one dressed in a polo shirt and the other in a shell suit jacket.
As we see the men walk into the distance, the word "are" appears beneath their feet, showing that these are the main characters of the film. This is then followed by "Reservoir Dogs" appearing in yellow across the screen, rising up from the bottom and stopping at the stop, similar to Pulp Fiction.
After this, the screen goes black and the names of people like the producers and editors appears on the screen in yellow, and the music continues in the background. This then fades to black and the name of the lead producer appears on the screen and the screen once again fades to black.
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