TITLE SEQUENCE CONVENTIONS

WHAT IS A TITLE SEQUENCE?

• A title sequence is what opens a film, it is used to give credit to institutions, actors, directors, writes and most who are involved in a film/ TV show.

• A title sequenceis importantfor setting up thefilm, this meansis must be relevantand gripping to intrigue theaudience.

TYPICAL ORDER OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1. Production company

2. Distributer

3. Starring (Principle actors)

4. Crew: Casting By, costume, music, designer, editing, D. of photography

5. Executive producer

6. Producer

7. Title of film

8. Writer

9. Director

WHAT IS THE USE OF A TITLE SEQUENCE?• They are utilised to grip the audience, a tame title sequence will

set expectations for the rest of the film low as the audience were not gripped.

• They are used to introduce the film, give a slight background, the title, introduce the characters, setting or context.

• Institution credits are needed in a title sequence, advertising and giving credit to the companies that produced etc. the film is needed.

• Narrative – The opening title sequence should give some sort of brief narrative that may hint to the rest of the story, it must link in to what is about to come and should be gripping to attract the audience.

TITLE OF THE FILM

• The title is the most important part of the sequence in terms of credits/ text.

• Because of this it really needs to match the genre of the film, using the correct typography is a must so it is well matched.

• All of the titles below are typical of their genre and are recognisable of being part of it, that show we know what type of film we are watching

EXAMPLE INSTITUTIONS• We all see the institutions at the start of a film but often don’t

know the difference, some have specialised genres which the distribute and publish such as Pixar doing primarily children's films.

• A publisher is the institution that funded the making of the film, such institutions include DreamWorks and Warner Brothers.

• The distributer is what gets the film in Cinemas, often the bigger publisherswill not use theseto save money.Common distributorsare Lionsgateand Studio Canal.