Order of opening credits

One of the most important things to do in an opening sequence is the order of the credits. Films made usually follow a certain method on which the credits are shown and whenever they don't follow this, its only changed by a small amount.
A Good film to show the order of which the opening credits should be is 'Raging bull'. The order which films usually follow by is: Name of the studio, name of the production company, producer name, starring, film title, featuring, casting, music and then production design. The film its self isn't a crime film but the text is really good. The colours don't clash and the text is easy to read.

This is the name of the studio which is distributing this film. They need to be in the film not only to promote themselves but also because the film would be out if it wasn't for this company and so they need to be credited. When we come to make our film because we wont have had a studio we will have to make up a name.


This is the production company which was part of the raging bull. The production company like the studio are what makes the film so big and successful  They deal with the film in many ways and help with the budget and scheduling of the film, so they too need to be credited. Again when we come to edit our film we need to make up a name for ours. Also notice how it is easy to read and the font colour doesn't clash with the background at all.

They then mention the director. The director is one of  the most important person in a film. You need to put the director before the the actors because of how important he/she is. It is a hierarchy of people and the director is first. On this film it is a piece of text with a plain background but you can put it anywhere, even on a moving picture, as long as you can read it.

This shows the main character in the film, and not only that but also because they are a big name and they want to get the audience exited by the fact that their is a big named movie star involved. It says 'Robert De Niro in' which tells you that the name of the movie is about to come up. So far it has just been text and music showing, but this is about to change  and it sets the audience up for what is about to happen.

This is the main money shot of an opening scene, the title. You want it to stand out from the rest and make it visible. Some films make it fill most of the screen but 'Raging bull' is in a completely different colour to the back ground and really makes it stand out. It is also in eye-line view to the audience who will be watching it because it is in the middle of the screen. It also isn't interfering or clashing with the background, as it is inbetween the rope.

Next was who the film was featuring. these are the others actors involved in the film and what the character they are playing is called. Everyone needs to be credited who is important in the film at the start and all the actors which play a big role in the film need to be shown. Again like above, the colours do not clash and the text is easy to read. It also shows casting which are the people who cast the actors and tell them what to do and trains them through routines, they are usually shown after the featuring list of actors. 

Finally you have who the production design are. These are the people that are responsible for the overall look of the film, in games, advertisement and the film itself. These are important for promoting the film, and so you also want to credit them for the start. again the colours don't clash too much and on the big screen you should be able to see it. In our film we might have to add some names in order to make it seem professional.

So that is the order in which you should show the opening credits. This is what we will hopefully do and will make sure that things like the size and colour of the font are view able and in a suitable location. We might need to make some of it up, like the studio, in order for it to make it seem professional.