The document discusses researching title sequences to understand how they represent films and provide context to audiences. It notes titles should include production companies, producers, directors, starring actors, film title, composer, and other crew members in a specific order. The document analyzes title sequences from films like The Spirit and Paranormal Activity to understand conventions like font, color, timing, and animation that set expectations for the genre. The goal is to apply these lessons to create an effective title sequence for their own opening that appropriately represents the film's genre.