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. Openingcredits 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 creditshas changed
slightly, with less films using blackscreens for their credits, and
some even makingtitle 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. Thosewhose 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 directors 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.
11. The distribution company (Colombia) and production company
(Ghost house productions) are shown first and second in the opening
sequence.The openingcredits then fullybegin with a shorttext
introduction tothe film.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. The text is animated to firstly fade in, it thenfades to
red before finally fading out. The animation of the text will
remind the viewerof the blood fading in water, which was firstshown
on screen.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. Executive Producer 3.18 minutes in. Writers 3.29 minutes
in. Producer 4.04 minutes in. Director 4.18 minutes in.
20. The font for the credits was well roundedand bolded, like
Aharoni. It is a bright yellow colour, which issurprising as
thrillers usually usered, white, black or other dark colours.
21. Thetitle, however was blood red, and the font looked quite
jagged and isnt neat just like spilt blood.
22. Aquick 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.
23. The Children has its first setof titles and credits on a
blackscreen, which reverts to theold typical style of placing
thetext on a black screen beforesliding out..
24. 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.
25. Casting Directors 2.08 minutes in. Line Producer 2.14
minutes in. Hair and Make Up 2.25 minutes in. CostumeDesigner 2:30
minutes in. Music 2.35 minutes in.
26. ProductionDesigner 2.49 minutes in. Director of Photography
3.03 minutes in. Editor 3.13 minutes in. Story 3.22 minutes in.
ExecutiveProducers 3.29 minutes to 3.36 minutes.
27. Producer 4.02 minutes in. Writer 5.08 minutes in.
28. Thefont is clear, like Engravers mt and is adirty blue
colour.This fits in well with the film, as bluishtones are used
throughout to make the filmlook creepy, cold and disjointed (Much
likeThe Ring)
29. A slow fade in is used with the titles and a slow fade out
is used as the titles exit the screen.
30. The fuzzy screenshows that things areunclear, and this
isused prior to thecredits, which maymake the audiencefeel like
they arewatching a dodgytelevision.
31. Distribution company 3 seconds in. Director 10 seconds in.
Actors 15 seconds to 28 seconds in. Title 30 seconds in.
Actorsagain 31 seconds 56 seconds in.
32. Casting 57 seconds in. Music 1.02 minutes in. Editor 1.12
minutes in. Productiondesign 1.18 minutes in. Director of
Photography 1.23 minutes in.
33. Producers 1.28 minutes in. Executive producers 1.38 minutes
in. Writers 1.49 minutes in. Director 2.01 minutes in.
34. The font is quite disjointed looking and looks like
childish handwriting, as each letter is wonky and the os are
perfectly rounded (like a ring) . This is a bit like the font
Cooper Black and is white, symbolising innocence and purity.
35. Theanimation of the titles for The Ring isoverall quite
erratic. The titles sometimes flicker on screen andflash out again.
Other times, they appearreally big on screen, before flashing off
andreappearing as a normal size. This couldput the audience on edge
as they dontknow how the titles will appear.