2. Drew Goddard’s name has
Words that are not names e.g. been mentioned more than
The poster for Cabin in the Woods has put Joss
Production, are smaller than anyone else’s, perhaps to try
Whedon and Drew Goddard above the rest of the
the names of people and and make you remember it so
details, as they are more likely to be known to
companies who contributed to that they may look up what
people as they have worked on productions such
the film. other films he has worked on
as Cloverfield and Toy Story.
such as Buffy the Vampire
Slayer and Cloverfield, which
are well known.
The name of the
film has been
placed in speech
marks, with the
main actor’s
names following.
The rating of the film has been The date has been placed in
placed in the left hand the middle in a bigger font size Other titles include the
corner, with a website address so people have a better production designer, director
next to it. chance of seeing it and of photography and the
knowing when it will be executive producer.
released.
3. Instead of having the
Again, the name
director’s name after the
of the film has
Words that are not names e.g. production companies, they
been placed in
Production, are smaller than have used the main actor’s -
speech
the names of people and Daniel Radcliffe – as he is very
marks, with the
companies who contributed to well known for his work in the
main actor’s
the film. Harry Potter films.
names following.
The companies
Other titles include
that were
the editor,
involved in the
screenwriter and
production are at
co-producer. The
the bottom,
director’s name is
along with the
usually mentioned a
rating and
couple of times.
website.
The date is placed near the
website at the bottom.
4. Conclusion
In conclusion, billing blocks follow a set of conventions, such as having the name of the film in speech marks. There is also a
date, website and the logo’s of companies involved with the film are also included below everyone’s names. At the beginning
of the billing block, the order of titles are listed in a similar way:
1. The production company e.g. Lionsgate presents
2. In association with e.g. A Mutant Enemy Production
3. A (Director’s Name) Film
4. “Name of the Film”
5. The main actors names are then listed
After this, the following titles are included but usually in no particular order:
- Producer
- Co-Producer
- Editor
- Music Supervisor
- Costume
- Director of Photography
- Visual Effects
- Production Designer
- Screenplay by…
- Director
- Written by…
- Executive Producer
This has helped me to plan what details I will be including in my billing block, as I will be including the
director, actors, editor, names, website, release date and others.
I will use a font that is similar to the ones used in the billing block as this will help to make it look more professional and
conventional.
