1. CONVENTIONS OF AN
OPENING SEQUENCE
• TITLES
• PRODUCTION / DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
LOGOS
• INTRODUCTION OF CHARACTER /
SETTING
• SOUNDTRACK
• ESTABLISH MOOD / THEME
• PROMPTS THE AUDIENCE TO ASK
QUESTIONS
2. TITLES
Titles are used in opening sequences to credit all of the people who worked on the film. There is a specific order of titles which is as follows:
• (NAME OF THE STUDIO) or (NAME OF THE STUDIO) PRESENTS
• (NAME OF THE PRODUCTION COMPANY)
• STARRING
• (FILM'S TITLE)
• FEATURING or WITH or ALSO STARRING
• CASTING or CASTING BY
• MUSIC or MUSIC COMPOSED BY or ORIGINAL SCORE BY
• PRODUCTION DESIGN or PRODUCTION DESIGNER
As a variation some of the below may be noted:
• SET DESIGN
• COSTUMES or COSTUMES BY or GOWNS (older movies)
• HAIRDRESSER
• MAKE-UP ARTIST
• VISUAL EFFECTS DIRECTOR or VISUAL EFFECTS BY
• EDITOR or EDITED BY
• DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
• PRODUCER or PRODUCED BY, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
• BASED ON THE BOOK (PLAY, GRAPHIC NOVEL etc.) BY or FROM A PLAY/BOOK BY (older movies)
• BASED ON THE CHARACTERS BY or BASED ON THE CHARACTERS CREATED BY
• (SCREEN) STORY or STORY BY
• WRITER(S) or WRITTEN BY or SCREENPLAY or SCREENPLAY BY
• DIRECTOR or DIRECTED BY
