The document summarizes the opening title sequence of the film "The School of Rock". It notes that the sequence begins by showing the film studio Paramount Pictures and the producer Scott Rudin. It then introduces the director Richard Linklater and main star Jack Black, signaling their importance. Black's character and the film's title "The School of Rock" are prominently displayed. The sequence then introduces the adult cast members by name before grouping the child actors. It aims to familiarize viewers with the key people involved in making the film through the placement and timing of title cards.

2. It starts with ‘Paramount Pictures Presents’ on the back of somebody’s jumper,
who is walking into a night club/bar. This is the only film company shown which
shows that Paramount Pictures is a big company and it is also well-known, so it is
shown first.
The camera then turns to a poster on the wall, which says ‘A Scott Rudin
Production’. However, the camera doesn’t stay on this long which shows that he
isn’t as important as the rest, but because it is the first name shown, he must have
a big influence in the making of the film.
The camera tracks a couple of men and then stops to focus on another
poster/sticker, which says ‘Richard Linklater’ who is the director of the film. The
camera stays on his name slightly longer putting focus on his name and giving him
importance.
The camera then zooms into another poster which says ‘Jack Black’ with a close-up
picture of him. As his name is shown, the music is louder and the chorus starts,
which shows that Jack Black is the lead role and the most important and
recognisable. The door on which the poster is on is pushed to reveal ‘The School of
Rock’ in lights on the wall, which creates the relationship between Jack Black and
The School of Rock, maybe creating a narrative. ‘The School of Rock’ is shown on
the screen the most amount of time as the camera slowly zooms into it. As the
camera jolts past the sign, it travels into the club/bar, telling the audience that this
is the start and where Jack Black is introduced, as he is the only cast member that
was named in this introduction.

3. When the camera travels into the club/bar, ‘Joan Cusack’ appears on the screen, another
cast member. In the film, apart from Jack Black, she isn’t on the screen for most of the
film, so having her name after Jack Black could suggest a relationship between the
characters they play. ‘Mike White’ is then shown, who is also a cast member but also the
writer of the film, followed by ‘Sarah Silverman’, another actress. ‘Lee Wilkof’ and ‘Kate
McGregor-Stewart’ then appear, and if you have seen the film it’s obvious that the are
only in one or two scenes, so it shows that all of the adults are shown first, probably
because they are more well-known then any of the children in the film, making the
audience feel a little more familiar with the cast. When the children’s names are
introduced, they are in groups of 4 and are all pushed on the side, so a different layout
is used to show these children’s names. Then, ‘Casting by Irene Starger’ appears, which
shows that the casting was important for each of the characters. ‘Music Score by Craig
Wedren’ follows, which shows that music obviously has a key part in the film and that
the people who control the music are important in the making of this film. The music
supervisor is then followed. After a short period of time, ‘Costume Designer Karen
Patch’ then comes up which tells the audience that there must have been a lot of
thought put into the costumes which is why the costume designer is in the opening
titles. Shortly after the editor appears, the production designer ‘Jeremy Conway’ comes
up which shows that some of the productions will be quite impressive. Before a long
break, the director of photography is then shown, which normally comes before the
music supervisor or production designer, so because he is after it shows that the
cinematography in the film was not as important as the music and production. At the
end of the scene, ‘Produced by Scott Rudin’ appears again, he was the first name that
appeared and also the last, showing that he is important and should be known by
people watching the film.