2.
Film openings/credits are shown at the very
beginning of the film.
Film openings/credits list the most
important members of the production as well
as introduce what the film is about.
3.
Usually a film opening will start by shown a
short bit of filming/acting which introduce
the film.
It will then show the credits of the most
important members of the production. A lot
of the time music will be added.
4.
There are many variations but the generally the order is similar to this:
NAME OF THE STUDIO
NAME OF THE PRODUCTION COMPANY
(PRODUCER NAME) PRODUCTION
STARRING
FILM'S TITLE
FEATURING
CASTING or CASTING BY
MUSIC or MUSIC COMPOSED BY or ORIGINAL SCORE BY
PRODUCTION DESIGN or PRODUCTION DESIGNER
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
STORY or STORY BY
WRITER(S) or WRITTEN BY
DIRECTOR or DIRECTED BY
5.
Film openings should intrigue/entice an audience
and make them to want to watch the film. Ending
it on a cliff hanger is a good way to do this.
It should give away some clues to what's going to
happen but not too much.
A good film opening should introduce the film
genre and main characters.
It should have interesting characters and
storyline to hook in the audience.
It should use macro(characters, genre and
narrative introduction) and micro(technical
features) features well.
