The document analyzes the opening titles of the 2000 film "Final Destination" which feature ominous music and imagery. Over the course of 2 minutes and 49 seconds, the titles sequentially display the names of the cast and crew, including the producers, director, screenwriters, cinematographer, editor, and others involved in the production. Dark images from books, fans, and windows are shown alongside the scrolling credits against a backdrop of unsettling violin music to set the tone for the horror movie.

1. Final Destination(2000)
Opening Titles Analysis
by Heather Gornall

2. Time: 0.08
Image: The New Line Cinema logo
Sound: The sound throughout is a deep violin sound which makes it sound mysterious
and scary.
Text: NEW LINE CINEMA A Time Warner Company
Comments: The name of the film studio company.

3. Time: 0.15
Image: A black screen with a grey line through it
Sound: The sound throughout is a deep violin sound which makes it sound mysterious
and scary.
Text: NEW LINE CINEMA Presents
Comments: The name of the film studio company

4. Time: 0.22
Image: Carries on with the black screen with the grey line
Sound: The sound throughout is a deep violin sound which makes it sound mysterious
and scary.
Text: A WARREN ZIDE/CRAIG PERRY Production
Comments: The managers of the Zide/Perry production company

5. Time: 0.30
Image: A close up of a window with rain droplets on it.
Sound: The sound throughout is a deep violin sound which makes it sound mysterious
and scary. At the start of the titles, there are thunder, lightning and rain sound effects to
add to the scary mood.
Text: FINAL DESTINATION
Comments: The name of the film

6. Time: 0.45
Image: An image of a tabletop with the shadow of something hanging up.
Sound: The sound throughout is a deep violin sound which makes it sound mysterious
and scary.
Text: DEVON SAWA
Comments: The main actor in the film

7. Time: 0.53
Image: An image of a fan
Sound: The sound throughout is a deep violin sound which makes it sound mysterious
and scary.
Text: ALI LARTER
Comments: Name of an actress in the film

8. Time: 1.02
Image: It shows the bottom of the fan
Sound: The sound throughout is a deep violin sound which makes it sound mysterious
and scary.
Text: KERR SMITH
Comments: The name of an actor in the film

9. Time: 1.11
Image: An image of a bed with a book on top of it
Sound: The sound throughout is a deep violin sound which makes it sound mysterious
and scary.
Text: KRISTEN CLOKE, SEANN WILLIAM SCOTT
Comments: Two more names of the actors in the film

10. Time: 1.17
Image: A dark image of paper with text on it
Sound: The sound throughout is a deep violin sound which makes it sound mysterious
and scary.
Text: CHAD E. DONELLA, AMANDA DETMER
Comments: Two more names of actors in the film

11. Time: 1.27
Image: An image of two travel books
Sound: The sound throughout is a deep violin sound which makes it sound mysterious
and scary.
Text: DANIEL ROEBUCK, ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH
Comments: Two more names of actors in the film

12. Time: 1.31
Image: An image of the same working fan as the beginning of the opening titles
Sound: The sound throughout is a deep violin sound which makes it sound mysterious
and scary.
Text: And TONY TODD
Comments: The last name of the main actors in the film

13. Time: 1.38
Image: An image of pages of a history book
Sound: The sound throughout is a deep violin sound which makes it sound mysterious
and scary.
Text: Casting by JOHN PAPSIDERA
Comments: After the cast list the person responsible for the casting appears.

14. Time: 1.45
Image: It shows pages of the books from the bed.
Sound: The sound throughout is a deep violin sound which makes it sound mysterious
and scary.
Text: Costume Designer JORI WOODMAN
Comments: The costume designer is the next important person after the casting.

15. Time: 1.52
Image: It shows more images from a book.
Sound: The sound throughout is a deep violin sound which makes it sound mysterious
and scary.
Text: Music by SHIRLEY WALKER
Comments: The person responsible for the music and sound comes after.

16. Time: 1.57
Image: It shows the fan going across the page.
Sound: The sound throughout is a deep violin sound which makes it sound mysterious
and scary.
Text: Edited by JAMES COBLENTZ
Comments: The editor/s come before the producers and the director as they only
edited the film.

17. Time: 2.04
Image: The shot shows the fan again
Sound: The sound throughout is a deep violin sound which makes it sound mysterious
and scary.
Text: Production designer JHN WILLETT
Comments: The production designer comes next as they have a slightly more important
role.

18. Time: 2.09
Image: A slightly darker image of the fan.
Sound: The sound throughout is a deep violin sound which makes it sound mysterious
and scary.
Text: Director of photography ROBERT MCLACHLAN.C.S.C
Comments: The manager of the director of photography is only shown because they
represent that department.

19. Time: 2.15
Image: An image of a page in a book with the words ‘evil’ printed onto it.
Sound: The sound throughout is a deep violin sound which makes it sound mysterious
and scary.
Text: executive producers BRIAN WITTEN, RICHARD BRENER
Comments: The executive producers come before the co-producers and the actual
producers because their role is the least important out of the three.

20. Time: 2.23
Image: The image is of black and red drawing in a book.
Sound: The sound throughout is a deep violin sound which makes it sound mysterious
and scary.
Text: Co-producer ART SCHAEFER
Comments: The co-producers appear just before the producer/s.

21. Time: 2.31
Image: The image of the fan again.
Sound: The sound throughout is a deep violin sound which makes it sound mysterious
and scary.
Text: Produced by WARREN ZIDE, CRAIG PERRY
Comments: The producers are shown near the end of the credits.

22. Time: 2.37
Image: The image of the fan, which is blurred, with something behind it.
Sound: The sound throughout is a deep violin sound which makes it sound mysterious
and scary.
Text: Produced by GLEN MORGAN
Comments: Thee producer comes near the end of the credits.

23. Time: 2.43
Image: Another shot of the fan.
Sound: The sound throughout is a deep violin sound which makes it sound mysterious
and scary.
Text: Screenplay by GLEN MORGAN AND JAMES WONG AND JEFFREY REDDICK. Story by
JEFFREY REDDICK.
Comments: These are the people who organise the cast list for the film.

24. Time: 2.49
Image: A black screen with red words saying ‘This IS The END’.
Sound: The sound throughout is a deep violin sound which makes it sound mysterious
and scary.
Text: Directed by JAMES WONG
Comments: The director of a film comes last in the title credits.