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In [[anime]] series, there are usually [[karaoke]] lyrics to the theme tune at the bottom of the opening. For further information on anime openings, see [[Music in Japanese animation]].
Television specials, especially of classic works, sometimes contain unusual opening credit sequences. In the title sequence of [[Mikhail Baryshnikov]]'s 1977 version of [[Tchaikovsky]]'s ballet [[The Nutcracker]], for example, we see closeups, freeze-frame and slow-motion shots of Baryshnikov and female lead [[Gelsey Kirkland]] "warming up" for the ballet. When the actual title appears on the screen we see Baryshnikov in his nutcracker costume and mask leaping into the air in slow motion and freeze frame. The Overture Miniature is heard during the opening credits
In serials, because a title sequence is produced at the outset of a series, it will usually include scenes from early episodes already shot when the sequence was prepared. Short clips of key characters will often climax in a freeze frame as that cast member's name is superimposed. In and around these elements will be other footage depicting the locale (a particular city, country, building or fictitious location) in which the series is set and therefore its era. A title sequence might also be used to explain the premise of a series, traditionally utilising clips from its pilot episode.
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