Tuesday, 29 January 2013

RESEARCH - Title Sequence Timeline

Title Sequence Timeline


There are many ways the title sequence can be shown. The most conventional way is shown on The Roommate. The order of titles that is shown is :

• production company ident + name
• second production company
• movie title
• cast names (leading with most important)
• casting director
• costume designer
• music supervisor
• music by
• editor
• production design
• director of photography
• executive producers
• produced by
• written by
• directed by



An example of an unconventional movie opening is in the film Sleeping With The Enemy:

• production company ident + name
• producer
• film by (director)
• cast (important)
• movie title (supporting)
• music
• casting director
• costume designer
• editor
• production designer
• director of photography
• executive producers
• written by (based on a novel)
• screenplay by
• produced by
• directed by



There is a strict order in which names and jobs appear because they represent how important they are. For example, if you are a really famous director, then your name would appear at the beginning. All the people that have the important 'big' roles would appear near the beginning of the title sequence whereas the people with the individual creative roles would be shown towards the end of the credits.

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