Conventions of an opening title/sequence

What are the conventions of an opening title/sequence?

·         Production ident

·         Titles of director and main producers

·         Key actors of the film

·         Amount of cast credited and producers credited relies on the type of films

 

Juno opening sequence

·         Casting

·         Costume designer

·         Music and song producers

·         Producers and co-producers

·         Film editor

·         Setting reflects genre

 

Common titles

·         Studio name

·         Production company

·         A (name) production

·         A film by…

·         Starring

·         Films title

·         Featuring

·         Casting or casting by

·         Music or music composed by or original score by

·         Editor or edited by

·         Photography

·         Executive producers

·         Story by

·         Based on the book/novel/play

·         Writers/written by

·         Director or directed by

 

 

Film titles

·         Designed to acknowledge the work of the institution, cast and crew of the product

·         Opening titles are shown at the very beginning and list the most important members of the production

·         They are now usually shown as text superimposed on a blank screen or static pictures, or sometimes on top of action in the show