Analysis of Credits Sequence

In a motion picture, television programme or video game, the opening credits are shown at the very beginning and list the most important members of the production. They are now usually shown as text superimposed on a blank screen or static pictures, or sometimes on top of action in the show. There may or may not be accompanying music. Where opening credits are built into a separate sequence of their own, the correct term is title sequence.

Common opening credits order:

• Studio.
• Production company.
• Producer.
• Starring.
• Film's title.
• Featuring.
• Casting.
• Music.
• Production design.
• Editor.
• Director of photography.
• Story.
• Writers.
• Director.

Here is an example of a credit sequence included within a real life production:

Inception (2010)


In bold, above, I have identified the credits that I believe should be included within our opening sequence. As our product is only permitted to be a certain length of time, I thought it was necessary for us to only include what was important, as any other people who deserved to be credited in our film could be done so at the end.