Credits and titles

Credits and titles

The opening credits are shown at the very beginning, and list the most important members of the production. They are usually shown on a blank screen (blocked colour) or static pictures, or sometimes on top of the action in the film. The music can be playing or not. The opening credits identifies the major actors and crew of the film while the closing credits list an extensive cast and production crew.
Closing credits are added at the end of a motion picture or television program. They usually appear as a list of names in small type. Where opening credits are built into a separate sequence of their own, the correct term is title sequence. Such as the film title sequences for 'Bond, James'. A title sequence is the method where cinematic films or television programs present their title, key production and cast members or both. In movies and television, the title and opening credits may be proceeded by a
'cold open' or teaser (also known as a brief scene) that helps to set the stage for the episode or film.

Many major American motion pictures have changed away with opening credits, with many films, such as Van Helsing in 2004 and Batman begins in 2005, not even displaying the film title until the closing credits began.

Other films who followed the same idea:

The mummy returns 2001


Teacher's pet 2004


No country for old men 2007


The Dark Knight 2008



This the common credit order:

-Name of the studio
-Name of the production company
-Producers name and/or (director only) A film by (Directors name)
-Starring- the actors
-Film's titles
-Featuring
-Casting or Casting by
-Music or Music composed by or Original score by
-Production design or Production designer

As a change, some of the below may be noted:

-Set design
-Costumes or Costumes by
-Hairdresser
-Make-up artist
-Visual effects director or visual effects by
-Editor or Edited by
-Director of photography
-Producer or Produced by, Executive producer
-Based on the book by or From a play/book by
-Based on the characters by or Based on the characters created by
-Story or Story by
-Writer(s) or Written by
-Director or directed by