Friday 11 January 2013

Credits

The credits in a film are an acknowledgement of the people that contributed to the production e.g the actors and behind-the-scenes staff.

Opening credits (title sequences) are shown at the beginning of the film and are usually superimposed on a blank screen or appear around the action in the corners of the screen. They feature the most important members of the production e.g the leading actors, the director, the editor etc and, essentially, the title of the film.

Common Order for opening titles:

Studio Name
This is the name of the studio that distributed the film. This company may/may not have actually made (produced) the film. For example, Lionsgate, Universal, Sony.

Production Company Name
This is the name of the production company that actually produced or financed the film, which is most commonly credited with "in association with".

(Producers name) film or/and A film by (Directors name)
This is the first acknowledgement of the director.

Starring actors
The leading actors and key members of cast.

The Title
Name of the film.

Featuring 
Featured actors.

Casting Director
The name of the person/people that selected the cast.

Music (composed by/original score by)
Composer of music.

Production designer
The name of the person that designed the production





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