This document analyzes the title sequence of the film "The Conjuring". It breaks down the sequence into 20 individual credits, describing elements for each such as time, type of credit, and purpose. Key details include the director receiving the first and last credit to emphasize their role, and the title of the film appearing isolated at the end to build climax and highlight its significance against the dark, isolated house portrayed in the background. The black and white color scheme and still text throughout creates a dark, serious atmosphere fitting for a horror genre film.

1. Assignment 11: Film Billing &
Title Analysis
Kelly Morales
Chelsea Hopkins
Gelsomina De Lucia
Tayla Humphris

2. Model from Class
• Yellow sheet of someones work. Not mine i
have nothing on it.

3. Opening Details
Style &
Purpose of
opening
Length of
opening
Type of
font
Colour of
font
Animation of
text
Placement of
text
Style: Title
sequence
2:03
Basic sans
serif
White and
Black
Still
All over
Purpose:
It is to give
credits and
set
characters
and the
setting.
A
reasonably
good length
which
keeps it
short and
sweet.
It is neat,
clear and
easy to
read
It gives the
sense of a
cynical
darkness
which stands
out to its
contrasting
colour.
It shows
formality and
seriousness
which
emphasises
the film being
based on true
events.
Perhaps to catch
the attention of
audiences from
all angles and it
intrigues
audiences more
than rather
seeing the text in
the same place
over and over
again.

4. Film :The Conjuring
Genre: Horror

5. Film and Titles & Credits
Credits :
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Directed by James Wan
Written by Chad Hayes & Carey W. Hayes
Produced by Tony DeRosa- Grund, Peter Safran, Rob Cavan
Executive producers Walter Hamada, Dave Neustadter
Director of Photography, John R Leonetti, ASC
Production designer Julie Berghoff
Edited by Kirk Momii
Patrick Wilson
Vera Farmiga
Ron Livingston
Lili Taylor
Joey King, Shanley Caswell, Haley Mc Farland, Mackenzie Foy
Shannon Kook
John Brotherton
Sterling Jenns
Casting by Anne McCarthy and Kellie Gesell
Costumes designed by Kristin M. Burke
Music by Joseph Bishara
A New Line Cinema Presentation
A safan company/ evergreen media group production
A James Wan Film
The Conjuring : Title

6. Credits 1-4
Credit 1
Credit 2
Credit 3
Credit 4
o Time : 00:17
o Crew
o Director
o Director has 1st
credit as their role is
important in film
(Above actors)
oTime : 00:23
o Pre- Production
oWriters
o Without their
ideas, the film would
not have been made.
o Time : 00:28
o Crew
o Producers
o They have an
important role has
they produced the
film.
o Time : 00:33
o Crew
o Producers
o Oversees
the filmmaking wit
h regard to film
finance.

7. Credit 5-8
Credit 5
Credit 6
Credit 7
Credit 8
o Time : 00: 38
o Crew
o Production
o They work closely with
the Director and
Production Designer to
give a film its visual
signature.
o Time : 00:44
o Crew
o Pre -Production
o The production
designer collaborates
with the director and
director of
photography to
establish the visual
feel and specific
aesthetic needs of the
project.
o Time : 00:49
o Crew
o Post Production
o The film
editor works with
the raw footage,
selecting shots and
combining them
into sequences to
create a
finished motion
picture.
o Time : 00:53
o Cast
o Actors
o Main actors get
top billing (first
credit).

8. Credits 17 - 18
Credit 17
Credit 18
o Time: 01:40
o Possessory
o Distributers
o They invest money into the film and
have ownership over the film.
o Time: 01:46
o Possessory
o Production Company

9. Credit 19
Time: 1:50
Directed by
In this title sequence the director appears twice (first credit and the 19th credit) It sets a
somewhat reminder to audiences of the director. Neither one lose any significance ,but
in fact gains significance. This director is well known in making horror movies such as
Saw and audiences who are familiar with the genre of Horror will perhaps know who he
is. It may indicate that the director being shown twice in the beginning and towards the
end prepares audiences to the well known director and the work he has created.

10. Title of Film (20)
Time:1:56
Title
The title appears at the end of the title sequence which builds up a climax of tension
amongst audiences. The black and white throughout creates a dark atmosphere to which
alludes to the film being a horror as black is a colour which alludes to death. The title is
isolated in the middle of the frame which supports the isolation of the house portrayed
behind it which may emphasise its significance.