Example of opening credits

The opening credits on our film need to be of a high standard. We have looked at the opening credits on the film step brothers for ideas. The first title you see is the name of the distribution company. Below is a screen shot.
You then see a number of production companies that have been used to make the film. Below are some screen shots.




You then see the title of the creator of the film, this being Adam Mckay. Adam Mckay directed the film, produced the film, did the screen play in the film and came up with the story of the film. Here is a screen shot.


The next titles that appear are the names of the actors. As you can see from the screen shot below, the credits are no longer just white text on a black background. They are now on top of the film.


The next three screen shots are casting by Allison Jones, costume designer Susan Matheson and music supervision by Hal Willner.



The titles fade out before the next title comes on. While the titles are white text on a black background there is some diagetic sound, this then matches up with the film. There is then a soundtrack that plays over the opening titles, this soundtrack is upbeat and has a happy feel to it. When the characters are talking in the title sequence the soundtrack gets quieter so that the audience can hear the dialog.
Below is a link to the opening title sequence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sczh_KjjFNU