Film Timeline Analysis: Distribution, Credits and Genre Cues
1. Timeline Analysis
Film 1: Kick Ass
0_0.8 distribution company logo/ 0.17 the production company logo/ 0.13 the opening
credits start/ 0.18 see the past of the character/ 0.32 the production and distribution
companies are shown/ 0.47 name of director/ 1.00 the establishing shot of the city/ 1.01
main character dialog (voice over)/ 1.36 shows the comedic genre/ 1.50 title/ 2.00
introduction the main character
Film 2: Mean Girls
0.00 The distribution company logo/ 0.12 production company/ 0.14 name of the actors/
0.51 Executive producer, producer, screen play and director/ 1.01 introduction of the
characters/ 1.05 the title/ 1.22 rest of the credits played
Film 3: Furious 7
0.01 the location is shown/ 0.19 we see the character/ 1.30 the music starts/ 1.53 actors
names are shown/ 2.38 see fire, destruction occurred shows action genre/ 2.40 credits are
continued/ 3.00 music, costume etc credit