1. Conventions Of An Opening Title Sequence <br />A title sequence is the method by which cinematic films or television programs present their title, key production and cast members, or both, utilizing conceptual visuals and sound. The opening credits in a motion picture, television program, or video game, the opening credits are shown at the very beginning and list the most important members of the production. They are now usually shown as text superimposed on a blank screen or static pictures, or sometimes on top of action in the show. There may or may not be accompanying music.<br />Name of production company/companies you always have to respect the people with the money e.g. quot;
A Big Name Productionquot;
<br />Director this is optional but if the director has a well established name they can be used as an USP e.g. quot;
A Steven Spielberg filmquot;
<br />Producer<br />Executive Producer<br />Top Billing Actors, listed in order based upon their personal fame and prominence in the movie <br />The Movie Title<br />Key Cast below the Title Billing; quot;
Introducing...quot;
for an actor's first appearance on screen; quot;
And...quot;
is reserved at the end to showcase a big name actor with a small role, or quot;
With...quot;
is used to showcase multiple names.<br />Director; e.g. quot;
Directed by...quot;
<br />Screenplay Writer Additionally you can also have heads of department, most notably:<br />DOP Director of Photography<br />Film Editor<br />Original Score Composer<br />Production Designer<br />Costume Designer<br />Special Effects/Visual Effects Supervisor<br />Non-key cast and everything else can be left to the closing credits.<br />DreamWorks Pictures is an American film studio which develops, produces, and distributes films, video games and television programming. DreamWorks began in 1994 as an ambitious attempt by media moguls Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen. The reason why DreamWorks is introduced as the first opening credit is because they are the main production company who are the main finance source. So they emphasize themselves first. In a way it’s a code in which title sequence/opening credits follow they normally introduce the main distribution company’s name first. This is because they are the big name behind the movie, this shows the audience they are behind the film; they distinguish themselves by being written first and by themselves. Also DreamWorks is left up for almost 4 seconds again showcasing them for longer. <br />Then the second most important production companies come up but unlike “DreamWorks” both Kemp and Splendid are written together once again this shows the audience they are less important than dream works and not really the big name behind the movie, the fact that both of the companies are written together shows that they are both associated with each other more than the others. <br />The same stands for the Parkes MacDonald production, the only difference is they are written alone but the fact they are written third tells the audience that they are less important than “DreamWorks” <br />Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946 is an American film director, screenwriter, film producer, video game designer and studio executive. In a career spanning five decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Steven Spielberg’s name is a logo in a way he adds value to the movie as he is such a mogul and essential director. This makes it significant for him to have his own title for longer than 2 seconds. Without the director again there would be no film and the other smaller roles such as casting would not be able to do their jobs without a director. So a director such a Steven Spielberg is a unique selling point (USP).the director’s name is vital and is often placed just before the most famous actors. <br />The main actors ‘Tom Hanks’ and ‘Leonardo D’caprio’ are both USP’s and both have their own title. This is essential because parts of the audience could only be watching the film because they enjoy Tom Hanks’ and ‘Leonardo D’caprio’ acting and so this sells the movie. The fact that big actors are addressed in the opening and in the film as a whole tells the target audience that the thriller is a high quality film which is high budgeted as there are high standard actors involved. The main actors titles stay on for longer and their names are written considerably bigger than the other actors.<br />The title of the film is mentioned after the big production companies, director and big actors are because it keeps the audience guessing “what could this master piece be called” apart from probably knowing the genre and some famous actors/actresses the only thing the audience know is the title before watching the film. The titles are constructed in this way so the audience can be on familiar terms with some of the other big names such as productions teams. <br />The other actors are then mentioned also on their own title but not for as long as the two main actors and their names are not written as big as the other two. We are then introduced to more actors who are not so important so share a shot.<br />Then others important people are mentioned for instance casting, music and costume these all have their own shot as they are essential to the creativity of the opening however they are still not as significant as the director or key actors.<br />In this particular opening the titles are introduced with, symbolic, representations, cinematography and iconography to assist the writing which also adds to the creativity aspects of the thriller making it more interesting. <br />
