1. Assignment 16 -
strengthening
film titles in
your opening
sequence!
By Gledis Dedaj

2. the objective of the
tAsk
• The objective is to gain understanding of WHAT
the titles are in an opening sequence and HOW
and WHEN they are applied.
• My Target – Research and complete analysis of at
least 5 opening film titles.

3. my reseArch of film
titles
• In films, the opening credits are shown at the very beginning and normally list
the most important members of the production.
• Now they are usually shown as text superimposed on a blank screen or static
pictures, or sometimes on top of the action.
• There may or may not be accompanied by music.
• When the of a film opening credits are built into a separate sequence of their
own, the correct term is title sequence.
• Opening credits since the early 1980s, if present at all, identify the major actors
and crew, while the closing credits list an extensive cast and production crew.
• Since the early 1980s opening credits , if present, identified the major actors and
crew, while the closing credits listed an extensive cast and production crew.
• However historically, opening credits have been the only source of crew credits
and, largely, the cast, although over time they tend to repeat the cast.
• Up until the 1970s, the closing credits of films usually listed only a reprise of the
cast members along with their roles, or even simply just said "The End", requiring
opening credits to normally contain the details of the people involved in the film.

4. common opening
credits order
• (NAME OF THE STUDIO)
– Name of the studio that is distributing the film and may or may not have produced it.
• (NAME OF THE PRODUCTION COMPANY)
– Name of the production company that actually made the film or name of the investment
groups or companies that financed a substantial part of the film. Usually credited as "in
association with" or "A (studio name) production."
• (PRODUCER NAME) PRODUCTION or/and (director only) A FILM BY (DIRECTOR NAME)
– Director's first credit, often "a film by XY or "a XY film".
• STARRING
– Principal actors, (Sometimes the stars' and director's credits will be reversed, depending on
the star's deal with the studio; sometimes, as in the Rodgers and Hammerstein films, or as in
all three film versions of Show Boat, or, as in many of Disney's films, the title of the film will be
shown before the names of its actors; sometimes, as in many of Cannon's films, the name(s) of
the principal actor(s) will be shown before the name(s) of the producer(s), i.e. "The Cannon
Group presents X in a Golan-Globus production of a Y film").
• (FILM'S TITLE)
– Name of the film.
• FEATURING
– Featured actors.
• CASTING or CASTING BY
– Casting director.
• MUSIC or MUSIC COMPOSED BY or ORIGINAL SCORE BY
– Composer of music.
• PRODUCTION DESIGN or PRODUCTION DESIGNER
– Production designer.

5. my reseArch of
billing (filmmAking)
• Billing:
A performing arts term used to refer to the order and other aspects of how credits are
presented for plays, films, television, or other creative works.
• From the beginning of motion pictures in the 1900s to the early 1920s, the moguls that owned
or managed big film studios didn’t want to bill the actors appearing in their films because they
did not want to recreate the star system that was very prominent on Broadway at that time.
• The order in which credits are billed generally signify their importance. For example, in films,
the first is usually the motion picture company, followed by the producer. Next, depending on
his/her standing, the director may be granted an extra, prominent credit; this practice began
with directors such as Otto Preminger or William Wyler in the late 1950s.
• The major starring actors generally come next, then the title of the movie and the rest of the
principal cast. The following production credits also usually form part of the main billing:
• Composer
• Costume designer
• Film editor
• Production designer
• Director of photography

6. the films i Am going
to AnAlyse
• Dawn of The Dead
• The Ring
• Se7en
• Signs

7. dAwn of the deAd titles
And credits
• Distribution Company – 0:01 Seconds In. 
• Production Company – 0:05 Seconds In. 
• Name of the Film – 0:10 Seconds In. 
• Name of Actor – 0:16 seconds In. 
• Name of Actor – 0:20 Seconds In. 
• Name of Actor – 0:23 Seconds In. 
• Name of Actor – 0:27 Seconds In. 
• Name of Actor – 0:32 Seconds In. 
• Names of Actors – 0:59 Seconds In. 

8. • Name of Actors – 1:13 
• Name of Casting Director – 1:21 
• The Director of Music – 1:32 
• Music Supervisor – 1:34 
• Name of Make-up Artist – 1:37 
• Name of Costume Designer – 1:41 
• Name of C0-producer – 1:46 
• Name of Editor – 1:50 
• Production Designer – 1:52 

9. • Director of Photography – 1:56 
• Executive Producers – 2:05 
• Producers – 2:08 
• Name of Screen Writer – 2:13 
• Screen Writer – 2:15 
• Name of Director – 2:29 

10. style colour And
AnimAtion of titles
• Animation:
- The titles disappear like
like splashes of
blood. 
- This links to the gore
and blood in the film.
• Colour:
- The bright red colour of the titles represents blood which links to the
violence and gore in the movie.


11. the ring titles And
credits
• Distribution Company – 0:36 
• Name of the Director – 0:43 
• Name of Actor – 0:48 
• Name of Actor – 0:54 
• Name of Film – 1:02 

12. • Name of Actor – 1:04 
• Name of Actor – 1:09 
• Name of Actor – 1:14 
• Name of Actor – 1:19 
• Name of Actor – 1:25 
• Casting Director – 1:30 
• Director of Music – 1:35 
• Name of Editor – 1:45 
• Production Designer – 1:51 

13. • Director of Photography – 1:56 
• Producers – 2:01 
• Executive Producers – 2:14 
• Writers – 2:23 
• Name of Director Again – 2:33 

14. style colour And
AnimAtion of titles
• Animation:
-The ‘O’s in the text match the ring of the well in the film
-This emphasise the theme of the film.  
-The text moves in sync with the music.
• Style of Font:
-The font appears hand written 
-The font is child-link which links with the little girl in the film.

15. se7en titles And
credits
• Production Company – 0:04 
• Producer – 0:07 
• Director – 0:11 
• Name of Actor – 0:14 
• Name of Actor – 0:18 
• Name of Film – 0:25 
• Name of Actor – 0:30 

16. • Name of Actor – 0:33 
• Name of Actor – 0:39 
• Name of Actor 0:42 
• Names of Actors – 0:46 
• Names of Actors – 0:53 
• Names of Actors – 0:58 
• Names of Actors 1:04 
• Casting Directors – 1:11 
• Music Director – 1:17 

17. • Costume Designer – 1:22 
• Editor – 1:25 
• Production Designer – 1:26 
• Director of Photography – 1:36 
• Co-Producers – 1:40 
• Co-Executive Producers – 1:43 
• Executive Producers – 1:50 
• Writer – 1:54 
• Producers – 1:59 
• Director – 2:05 

18. style colour And
AnimAtion of titles
• Hand written 
• Appear and disappear  >
• Flash with tempo of music 
• Slanted sideways 

19. signs titles And
credits
• Name of Production Company – 0:32 
• Name of Production Companies – 0:38 
• Name of Actor – 0:41 
• Name of Actor – 0:48 
• Title of Film – 0:54 
• Name of Actor – 0:58 

20. • Name of Actor – 1:02 
• Names of Actors – 1:08 
• Casting Director – 1:12 
• Director of Music – 1:20 
• Visual Effects Supervisors – 1:27 

21. • Costume Designer – 1:32 
• Editor – 1:37 
• Production Designer – 1:42 
• Director of Photography – 1:47 
• Executive Producer – 1:52 
• Producers – 1:57 
• Writer, Producer and Director – 2:02 

22. style colour And
AnimAtion of titles
• Animation:
- The fading of the titles and credits with the blue background resembles the
lights seen from UFOs
- This links with the storyline of the movie – an Alien invasion.