Opening credits examples

Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)

When do they appear and how?
All of the titles appear as white text over a black background in the same simple font. They come in to view in strips that slide together to reveal the text. I like how nothing is overcomplicated but after watching I still don't know what the film is about, who the characters are or what happens to them. This could have been rectified by placing the text over action rather that black screens. I definitely need to make more of an impact in my opening sequence.

What order do they appear in?
This is the order:

1. The Director - Alfred Hitchcock
2. The title - Psycho
3. Leading actors
4. Supporting actors
5. Screenplay
6. Other roles such as Art Direction and Special effects ect.
7. Assistant Director
8. The Director (again)

The first time Alfred Hitchcock's name is presented as 'Alfred Hitchcock's...Psycho' and the second time as 'Directed by Alfred Hitchcock'. I don't know why his name is presented twice in this different ways, it may have something to do with his involvement: he may have financed the film as well as directed it. Or maybe he was just extremely proud of his work. Other than that the order the titles are presented in doesn't jump out at me but it makes sense which I think is important.

How do they establish the genre?
This opening sequence doesn't hint at the genre at all really. The simplicity of the lines moving in and out of the shot to reveal the titles is really appealing. It could represent a wonderfully simple thought process of one of the characters, perhaps the antagonist. I like the idea that the antagonist has a logic to his thought processes and that everything to him/her makes perfect sense but to the audience of other characters it is a totally alien concept, a code that needs to be cracked. And that doesn't necessarily mean its a horror film as it could also apply other genres such as thrillers. This is only what I interpret the titles to mean. 

I like the simplicity of this sequence but I don't think it is a method I will be able to adopt in my sequence as I need to get across the genre strongly in the two minutes I have, something I don't believe this title sequence does.