2. Opening credits/Title
Opening credits.
• In motion pictures and
television programs the
opening credits are displayed
at the beginning and show the
most important members of
the production. They can be
shown as text superimposed
over a blank screen or
stationary pictures, and on top
of action in the feature. There
may or may not be
accompanying music or
sounds that are given to the
credits.
Title
• In motion pictures and
television programmes the
title is often displayed within
the first 3 minutes of the
movie, and is usually in large
font and cantered in the
middle of the screen to catch
viewers attention. Sometimes
in the movies they display title
and the beginning and the end
but this rarely happens.
3. Credits in action Movies
• Credits in action movies are often fast and
don’t stay on screen for that long this is
representative of the fast pace of most action
movies. They are often shown over a live
action scene in the movie so you are learning
some of the story as well as watching the
credits. The text of the credits is often
consistent with the text of the title.
4. Credits in Crime movies
• Credits in crime movies are often slower the action
movie credits and fade in and out to create a sense of
mystery which is representative of the mystery that is
being created in the crime movies. As with action
movies they often display the credits over live action
scenes of a crime being committed and displaying the
names of the cast that are playing characters next to
them as they come up on screen.
5. Titles in action movies
• The titles in action movies are often bold and
stand out they usually use red, white or black
they do this so that the title stands out.
Sometimes they incorporate objects into the
title such as using a snake for an S or as in
James Bond the 007 they put a gun behind the
7.
6. Titles in crime movies
• The titles in Crime movies are often in white
text and in formal text but using bold font and
they often fade parts of the title again keeping
that sense of mystery for example Sherlock
Holmes the text goes grey towards the bottom
of the title. Grey is associated with smoke so
again is conforming that sense of mystery.
