The Order of Opening Credits

All opening sequences contain credits of the people that had a large role in the making of the film. Instead of putting them at the end along with all of the other credits they choose to show them to the audience straight away to show the importance of these people and how much they had to do with the film. All of these companies and people are put into a order that are played out in the opening of the film:

Distributor

(20th Century Fox, Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures)

 

Production Company

(Disney Pixar, Lionsgate, DreamWorks)

 

Artistic Credit

(This can go to a director, writer or producer, anyone with a creative say)

 

Starring Cast

(The main actors being credited - This can come before or after the title)

 

Title

(The name/logo of the film)

 

Featuring

(Any star actors that have taken part in the film, they do not need to have the main part)

 

Casting

(The casting director who selected the actors that are in the film)

 

Music

(Who it is composed by or it may say Original Score by...)

 

Production Designer

(The key creative role and look over the making of the film)

 

Designers

(Hair and makeup artists, costume and set designers)

 

Editor

(The main editor of the film)

 

Cinematographer

(Director of photography)

 

Producer

(This is the single person that produces the film - not the production company)

 

*Based on a Story/True Event/Play*

(This is not required for every film but credit must be given if the idea was originally someone else's)

 

Writer

(The script writer or screenplay writer)

 

Film Director

(The person that directed the footage)