The document discusses the purpose and trends of opening credits in films. It provides examples of how opening credits are typically structured and presented, with the studio/production company first followed by director, actors, film title, and other crew. More recently, titles may be integrated into elaborate title sequences. Font styles, colors and animations are chosen deliberately to set the tone for each film.

1. Abigail Edwards.

2.  The purpose of this assignment is to help
us gain an understanding of what the titles
in an opening sequence are. We will also
learn how and why they are put in the
opening sequence and the order they are
put in.

3.  Opening credits are shown at the beginning of a
film and the way that this is done varies from film
to film.
 Openingcredits tend to identify the major actors
and crew in the film and the title of the film.

4.  Over the years, the trends with opening credits
has changed slightly, with less films using black
screens for their credits, and some even making
title sequences just for the credits.
 E.g. James Bond.

5.  Insome opening sequences, the credits
are placed on a black screen prior to the
film actually beginning. This is seen in: The
Innocents, a horror/thriller made in 1961.

6.  Morerecently, as previously mentioned, titles
and credits have their own opening, which is
known as a title sequence.

7.  Inthe majority of films made
nowadays, titles and credits are staggered
throughout the opening sequence, and can
sometimes run into the film.

8.  Thebilling refers to how the credits are
presented and ordered on screen.
 Those whose names appear first are said
to have top billing. The billing in films has
changed over the years, as it was once
undesirable to have top billing, or to be
billed at all.

9.  The common ordering of opening credits
that will apply to us is:
• The name of the studio.
• The director’s name.
• The actors in the film.
• The title of the film.
• The director of photography.
• The writers of our opening sequence.
• The remaining directors.

10.  The Grudge 2.
 Too Scared To Scream.
 The Children.
 The Ring.

12. The distribution company
(Colombia) and production
company (Ghost house
productions) are shown first
and second in the opening
sequence.
The opening
credits then fully
begin with a short
text introduction to
the film.

13.  Director – 2.31minutes in.
 Film title – 2.40 minutes in.
 Actors – From 2.50 minutes to 4.40 minutes.
 Casting – 4. 51 minutes in.
 Music – 4.53 minutes in.
 Edited by – 4.58 minutes in.

14.  Production designer – 5.03 minutes in.
 Director of photography – 5.08 minutes in.
 Line produce – 5.12 minutes in.
 Co producers – 5.52 minutes in.
 Executive producers – 5.58 minutes in.
 Producers – 6.10 minutes in.

15.  The font used in this opening sequence is
clear and blocky, much like Times New
Roman.
 It is white when it first appears onscreen and it
then turns red before fading.
 Forthe actors names, the font colour is
black.

16.  The text is animated to firstly fade in, it then
fades to red before finally fading out.
 The animation of the text will remind the viewer
of the blood fading in water, which was first
shown on screen.

18.  As this film is quite old, (From the mid
1980s) It begins with the lead actors’
names, instead of the distribution company
or production company.

19.  Actors – 0 to 30 seconds in.
 Title – 32 seconds in.
 Co-stars – 53 seconds in to 1.40 minutes.
 Supervising editor – 1.51 minutes in.
 Editor – 2.07 minutes in.

20.  Costume Designer – 2.14 minutes in.
 Production Designer – 2.29 minutes in.
 Director of Photography – 2.40 minutes in.
 Music – 2.53 minutes in.
 Associate Producer – 3.11 minutes in.

21.  Executive Producer – 3.18 minutes in.
 Writers – 3.29 minutes in.
 Producer – 4.04 minutes in.
 Director – 4.18 minutes in.

22.  The font for the credits was well rounded
and bolded, like Aharoni.
 It is a bright yellow colour, which is
surprising as thrillers usually use
red, white, black or other dark colours.

23.  The title, however was blood red, and the
font looked quite jagged and isn’t neat –
just like spilt blood.

24. A quick fade in is used for the titles as they
appear on screen and no animation is
used when they cut off of the
screen, which may symbolise how the
killer takes victims quickly from their
apartments.

26. The Children has its first set
of titles and credits on a black
screen, which reverts to the
old typical style of placing the
text on a black screen before
sliding out..

27.  Associated companies – 26 seconds in.
 Production Company – 34 seconds in.
 Director – 40 seconds in.
 Title – 48 seconds in.
 Actors – From 1.04 minutes to 2.00 minutes in.

28.  Casting Directors – 2.08 minutes in.
 Line Producer – 2.14 minutes in.
 Hair and Make Up – 2.25 minutes in.
 Costume Designer – 2:30 minutes in.
 Music – 2.35 minutes in.

29.  Production Designer – 2.49 minutes in.
 Director of Photography – 3.03 minutes in.
 Editor – 3.13 minutes in.
 Story – 3.22 minutes in.
 Executive Producers – 3.29 minutes to 3.36
minutes.

30.  Producer – 4.02 minutes in.
 Writer – 5.08 minutes in.

31.  The font is clear, like Engravers mt and is a
dirty blue colour.
 This fits in well with the film, as bluish
tones are used throughout to make the film
look creepy, cold and disjointed (Much like
The Ring)

32. A slow fade in is used with the titles and a
slow fade out is used as the titles exit the
screen.

34. The fuzzy screen
shows that things are
unclear, and this is
used prior to the
credits, which may
make the audience
feel like they are
watching a dodgy
television.

35.  Distribution company – 3 seconds in.
 Director – 10 seconds in.
 Actors – 15 seconds to 28 seconds in.
 Title – 30 seconds in.
 Actors again – 31 seconds – 56 seconds in.

36.  Casting – 57 seconds in.
 Music – 1.02 minutes in.
 Editor – 1.12 minutes in.
 Production design – 1.18 minutes in.
 Director of Photography – 1.23 minutes in.

37.  Producers – 1.28 minutes in.
 Executive producers – 1.38 minutes in.
 Writers – 1.49 minutes in.
 Director – 2.01 minutes in.

38.  The font is quite disjointed looking and
looks like childish handwriting, as each
letter is wonky and the o’s are perfectly
rounded (like a ring) . This is a bit like the
font Cooper Black and is
white, symbolising innocence and purity.

39.  The animation of the titles for The Ring is
overall quite erratic.
 The titles sometimes flicker on screen and
flash out again. Other times, they appear
really big on screen, before flashing off and
reappearing as a normal size. This could
put the audience on edge as they don’t
know how the titles will appear.