ASSIGNMENT 10: FILM BILLING

By : Abigail Menzies

Level : Green

Model Example From Class

Hulk (Action)

Full list of credits and titles

Credit 1

Time: 0.14

Possessory

Distribution company

The distribution company comes first as this is common in film billing order and the distribution company invests in the money for the film so its only right to give them first billing

Credit 2 & 3

Time: 0.18

Possessory

Production company

Time: 0.20

Possessory

Production company

The production companies get the second credit as they control where the film is set and edited

Credit 4

Time: 0.14

Cast

Main Actor

The main actor gets the top billing of all the other cast and also gets credited before the actual title of the film

Title 5

Time: 0.30

Title of film

The title of the film is in bulk writing and is bigger than all the credits

Credit 6,7,8,9

Credit 6 Credit 7 Credit 8 Credit 9

Time: 0.34

Cast

Supporting Actor #1

Time: 0.37

Cast

Supporting Actor #2

Time: 0.41

Cast

Supporting Actor #3

Time: 0.45

Cast

Supporting Actor #4

Credit 10,11,12,13

Credit 10 Credit 11 Credit 12 Credit 13

Time: 0.47

Cast

Actor

Time: 0.50

Cast

Actor

Time: 1.16

Crew

Casting

Time: 1.19

Crew

Composer

Credit 14,15,16,17

Credit 14 Credit 15 Credit 16 Credit 17

Time: 1.44

Crew

Music Supervisor

Time: 1.48

Crew

Visual effects supervisor

Time: 1.54

Crew

Associate Producer

Time: 1.59

Crew

Editors

Credit 18,19,20

Credit 18 Credit 19 Credit 20

Time: 2.08

Crew

Production Designer

Time: 2.14

Crew

Director of photography

Time: 2.20

Crew

Executive Producers

Credit 21,22,23

Credit 21 Credit 22 Credit 23

Time: 2.23

Crew

Produced by

Time: 2.27

Crew

Screen story & screenplay by

Time: 2.33

Crew

Director

Edward Scissorhands (Romantic Fantasy)

Edward Scissorhands opening details

Style & purpose of opening

Length of opening

Type of font

Color of font

Animation of text

Placement of text

Style:Text Sequence

2.49 Arial White Various places on the screen

Purpose:

To not to reveal to much of what will be in the film

Why?

To keep it short and simple

Why?

No significance

Why?

To stand out on the dark background

Why? Why?

No significance

Credit 1

Time: 0.20

Possessory

Distribution company and Production company

They get the first billing as they distributed and produced the film

Credit 2

Time: 0.25

Crew

Director

The director gets the second credit as he’s hard work has to be credited before the cast and crew as he directed the whole film

Title3

Time: 0.35

Title of film

The font of this text is bigger than the rest of credits. Also, the animation of this text relates the title as it cuts away like how a scissor opens and closes

Credit 4,5,6,7

Credit 4 Credit 5 Credit 6 Credit 7

Time : 0.50

Cast

Main Actor

Time : 0.57

Cast

Supporting Actor

Time : 1.00

Cast

Supporting Actor

Time: 1.05

Cast

Supporting Actor

Credit 8,9,10,12

Credit 8 Credit 9 Credit 10 Credit 11

Time : 1.10

Cast

Other Actor

Time : 1.15

Cast

Other Actor

Time : 1.21

Cast

Other Actors 1 & 2

Time : 1.25

Cast

Other Actors 1 & 2

Credit 13,14,15,16

Credit 13 Credit 14 Credit 15 Credit 16

Time:1.30

Cast

Other Actor

Time : 1.35

Cast

Other Actor

Time : 1.40

Crew

Music by

Time : 1.46

Crew

Casting by

Credit 17,18,19,20

Credit 17 Credit 18 Credit 19 Credit 20

Time : 1.51

Crew

Costume Designer

Time : 1.57

Crew

Special make up artist and effects producer

Time : 2.03

Crew

Edited by

Time : 2.12

Crew

Production designer

Credit 17,18,19,20

Credit 17 Credit 18 Credit 19 Credit 20

Time : 2.16

Crew

Director of photography

Time : 2.21

Crew

Executive Producer

Time : 2.26

Crew

Story by

Time : 2.30

Crew

Screenplay by

Credit 21 & Credit 22

Credit 21 Credit 22

Time : 2.36

Crew

Produced by

Time : 2.42

Crew

Director

Comparison of The Incredible Hulk& Edward Scissorhands

The Incredible Hulk Edward Scissorhands

Similarities

•Both opening sequences is less than 3 minutes•The director is credited last in both opening sequences

Differences

•The main actor’s name is credited before the title of the film•This opening sequence has a story behind it•This opening sequence only credits 7 members of the cast and keeps the opening sequence simple

•The main actor’s name is credited after the tile of the film•This opening sequence is a title sequence •This opening sequence credits 12 members of cast and prolongs the opening sequence