Distribution Company- Is the company that is promoting you and has brought your film off you because they want to promote their distribution e.g. universal who are the distribution company for Mama and Schindler's list.
Production Company - Is your company logo so, when your production company comes up on films then the audience know who it is that is making these films e.g. Ghost House Pictures and Blumhouse Productions.
Title - This is what the opening title sequence is called and you can use different fonts and styles to make it more appealing to the audience. It needs to stand out and make the audience want to watch more.
Actors - The actors are important because they are the main stars of the opening title sequence, the font should be the same as the rest of the titles and who is responsible for what.
Casting directors - These are the directors who audition the actors and pick out who is best for the job and who is more confident to be the main role. Some horror films have celebrities in them to make the audience want to watch this actor as they have seen them in previous films e.g. Danny Dyer was the main actor in Severance (2006)
Music Comp - The music composer is the person who put the music together and makes sure that it goes in the right place of the opening title sequence and to make sure that it is a quick pace music when it gets really tense or there is a fight going on.
Hair and Make-up - The person in charge of hair and make-up has to make sure that if the actor has been hit in the face then they do a good black eye it needs to look realistic.
Costume designer - The costume designer has to make sure that the actors are wearing appropriate costumes that they can walk or run in if they have to. Also they need to make sure that the costumes look real so for a possessed child there clothes may be ripped and having blood on it again it needs to look realistic.
Editor - The Editor is the person that edits the clips/shots that has been taken by the photographer to make the opening title sequence fit together and make it look horrifying and appealing towards the audience. They also add effects like ripples and blurs in to it.
Production of design - The designers are responsible for the visual concept of the opening title sequence of what it looks like and if it looks appealing towards their audience.
Director of photography - Is the person who is responsible for taking all the clips and shots for the opening title sequence and need to make sure that everything is shot for it and in the correct way.
Line Producer - The line producer is the person who has to make sure that everything is running smoothly on set when filming and to make sure that everything goes according to plan when working each day on the set.
Co-producer - Helps the producer but not as much but they still help out and stand by their side and back up their ideas and what needs to be done they will go along.
Producer - Is the person who performs a substantial portion of a creative producing function or who is primarily responsible for one or more managerial producing functions.
Screen play - Is the person who makes sure that script is written out for the opening title sequence including instructions, scene directions and movements of what the actors have to do.
Story - Is the person who comes up with the story that the actors say and makes sure that they stick to their story when filming and is the person that has to make sure that their story is interesting towards their audience.
Directed - Is the person who makes sure that it is all managed and is supervising what goes on and oversees everything to make sure that everyone who is involved is fine working with each other.
Director - The director is the person who is in charge of everything to make sure that it all goes correctly and making sure that everyone is organised and each department knows what they are doing.
For our Opening title sequence we are going to make the titles blur in and blur out to give it an effect and also because it will appeal to the audience when they are watching it and it gives a misty effect to show that the titles are being whisk away by something or someone.
Production Company - Is your company logo so, when your production company comes up on films then the audience know who it is that is making these films e.g. Ghost House Pictures and Blumhouse Productions.
Title - This is what the opening title sequence is called and you can use different fonts and styles to make it more appealing to the audience. It needs to stand out and make the audience want to watch more.
Actors - The actors are important because they are the main stars of the opening title sequence, the font should be the same as the rest of the titles and who is responsible for what.
Casting directors - These are the directors who audition the actors and pick out who is best for the job and who is more confident to be the main role. Some horror films have celebrities in them to make the audience want to watch this actor as they have seen them in previous films e.g. Danny Dyer was the main actor in Severance (2006)
Music Comp - The music composer is the person who put the music together and makes sure that it goes in the right place of the opening title sequence and to make sure that it is a quick pace music when it gets really tense or there is a fight going on.
Hair and Make-up - The person in charge of hair and make-up has to make sure that if the actor has been hit in the face then they do a good black eye it needs to look realistic.
Costume designer - The costume designer has to make sure that the actors are wearing appropriate costumes that they can walk or run in if they have to. Also they need to make sure that the costumes look real so for a possessed child there clothes may be ripped and having blood on it again it needs to look realistic.
Editor - The Editor is the person that edits the clips/shots that has been taken by the photographer to make the opening title sequence fit together and make it look horrifying and appealing towards the audience. They also add effects like ripples and blurs in to it.
Production of design - The designers are responsible for the visual concept of the opening title sequence of what it looks like and if it looks appealing towards their audience.
Director of photography - Is the person who is responsible for taking all the clips and shots for the opening title sequence and need to make sure that everything is shot for it and in the correct way.
Line Producer - The line producer is the person who has to make sure that everything is running smoothly on set when filming and to make sure that everything goes according to plan when working each day on the set.
Co-producer - Helps the producer but not as much but they still help out and stand by their side and back up their ideas and what needs to be done they will go along.
Producer - Is the person who performs a substantial portion of a creative producing function or who is primarily responsible for one or more managerial producing functions.
Screen play - Is the person who makes sure that script is written out for the opening title sequence including instructions, scene directions and movements of what the actors have to do.
Story - Is the person who comes up with the story that the actors say and makes sure that they stick to their story when filming and is the person that has to make sure that their story is interesting towards their audience.
Directed - Is the person who makes sure that it is all managed and is supervising what goes on and oversees everything to make sure that everyone who is involved is fine working with each other.
Director - The director is the person who is in charge of everything to make sure that it all goes correctly and making sure that everyone is organised and each department knows what they are doing.
For our Opening title sequence we are going to make the titles blur in and blur out to give it an effect and also because it will appeal to the audience when they are watching it and it gives a misty effect to show that the titles are being whisk away by something or someone.
This is the opening credits to Insidious. In this video we see how the titles follow the pattern. When analysing and outing the titles into the film itself, it's important that to include everyone who were behind the making of the film.
The titles are set in a certain order as it's part of the rules and regulations you have to follow from the different union. Actors have a trade union which helps them if they feel they're not getting enough credit in a film or if they film something isn't right. Equity is a British trade union that was founded in 1930. It was created for actors, models and stage directors. This union in association with other trade unions such as Trade Union Congress (TCU) Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC).
The titles are set in a certain order as it's part of the rules and regulations you have to follow from the different union. Actors have a trade union which helps them if they feel they're not getting enough credit in a film or if they film something isn't right. Equity is a British trade union that was founded in 1930. It was created for actors, models and stage directors. This union in association with other trade unions such as Trade Union Congress (TCU) Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC).
