Media As

1. Title
sequence
Courtney W
ilson

2. Title sequence
A title sequence is a method used by film and television productions to
present their title and key production and cast names whilst utilizing
visuals and sound.

3. Traditional order of a title sequence
1. Name of the studio that is distributing the film.
2. Name of the production company responsible for making the film. If an investor financed a substantial portion of the movie, they will
usually be credited alongside the production company with “In Association with.”
3. A (Producer’s Name) Production.
4. A Film by (Director’s Name).
5. Starring (this is optional or can be paired with the first cast member’s name), followed by the names of all principal actors.
6. Film title.
7. Featured cast members. A card that states “Featuring” used to be fairly commonplace but now appears to be falling out of fashion; in
some cases, to speed up a title sequence, featured players are held off for the end crawl.
8. Casting by.
9. Music, composer, or original score.
10. Production designer.
11. At this point it can vary; you might see makeup, costume, or visual effects credits here or skip to the next few credits. At this point it
should vary based on what is most important to the movie. If the movie’s a high budget sci-fi bonanza, it’s appropriate to credit the VFX
team or supervising visual effects artist here; if it’s an historical epic, costume and makeup should probably get some notice here.
12. Edited by (the editor is the first of the people whose “thumbprint” is on the movie creatively; the other two are the writer and director).
13. Director of photography.
14. Producer, produced by, and executive producers. This is a sticky one. If there is one place in an opening movie title sequence where it
is likely to change, it is here. Let’s say you are working on an independent feature that gets picked up by a larger distributer; that means
you have more executive producers to add to the title sequence. Also, you may run into the need to add “Also Produced By." Much of
what this ends up being is controlled by the contracts of the various players involved at the studio, production company, and distributor.
15. Based on the (media name or title) by (Author’s Name). This is highly dependent on the project; if the movie is based on an existing
work, this credit is necessary.
16. Story by. This credit is employed either when a script has gone through a number of changes or someone wrote a story that the film’s
script is based on.
17. Writer or written by. The writing credits are highly regulated by the Writers Guild of America, so check to be sure that the credits are
done correctly. A maximum of three writers can be credited on a feature, although teams of two can count as one if separated by an
ampersand. However, if they worked on the script separately, they will be separated by the word and. Writers, like editors, are said to
put their thumbprint on the movie.
18. Director or Directed by. The last credit belongs to the director, and the Directors Guild of America only allows one director to be
credited as director on the film unless their was a death during production.

4. How does seven(1995) follow the traditional
order of a title sequence
1. Name of
the studio
distributing
the film.
2. Name of the
production
company who
made the film
3. Both Brad Pitt and Morgan
Freeman’s name appeared first
to represent to the audience
that they are the Top billing
actors, who have leading roles
within the film

5. How does seven(1995) follow the traditional
order of a title sequence
4.Film Title centred is
followed to announce to the
audience about the film
5. Featured cast
member in the film
are also shown in the
title sequence
6. Casting by
7. Music

6. How does seven(1995) follow the traditional order of
a title sequence
8. Costumes by
9. Edited by
10. Production
11. Directed by
From the
examples
provided, it is
clear that the
opening title
follows the
traditional order
of a title
sequence.

7. Appearance of titles.
The title appeared over both static and moving imagery of mysterious
images. For example the is a moving image of a person turning pages in
a book. It is shortly followed by a person using a razor blade to trim the
tip of their finger, of which it clearly shows that person is attempting to
remove their finger print. This would cause the audience to infer that a
killer may be present during the film.
The person then opens a cupboard with the finger tips covered in Fabric
to protect the skin which was trimmed with the razor blade
The non-diegetic sound played during the title helps to emphasize the
mystery of the film. It also helps to infer that the film could be a
dramatic dark thriller.

8. Appearance of titles.
The title appeared over both static and moving imagery of mysterious
images. For example the is a moving image of a person turning pages in
a book. It is shortly followed by a person using a razor blade to trim the
tip of their finger, of which it clearly shows that person is attempting to
remove their finger print.
The person then opens a cupboard with the finger tips covered in Fabric
to protect the skin which was trimmed with the razor blade
The non-diegetic sound played during the title helps to emphasize the
mystery of the film. It also helps to infer that the film could be a
dramatic dark thriller.