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Title sequence A title sequence is a method used by film and television

productions to present their title and key production and cast names whilst utilizing visuals and sound.

Traditional order of a title sequence1. Name of the studio that is distributing the film.

2. Name of the production company responsible for making the film. If an investor financed a substantial portion of the movie, they will usually be credited alongside the production company with “In Association with.”

3. A (Producer’s Name) Production.4. A Film by (Director’s Name).

5. Starring (this is optional or can be paired with the first cast member’s name), followed by the names of all principal actors.6. Film title.

7. Featured cast members. A card that states “Featuring” used to be fairly commonplace but now appears to be falling out of fashion; in some cases, to speed up a title sequence, featured players are held off for the end crawl.

8. Casting by.9. Music, composer, or original score.

10. Production designer.11. At this point it can vary; you might see makeup, costume, or visual effects credits here or skip to the next few

credits. At this point it should vary based on what is most important to the movie. If the movie’s a high budget sci-fi bonanza, it’s appropriate to credit the VFX team or supervising visual effects artist here; if it’s an historical

epic, costume and makeup should probably get some notice here.12. Edited by (the editor is the first of the people whose “thumbprint” is on the movie creatively; the other two are

the writer and director).13. Director of photography.

14. Producer, produced by, and executive producers. This is a sticky one. If there is one place in an opening movie title sequence where it is likely to change, it is here. Let’s say you are working on an independent feature that

gets picked up by a larger distributer; that means you have more executive producers to add to the title sequence. Also, you may run into the need to add “Also Produced By." Much of what this ends up being is

controlled by the contracts of the various players involved at the studio, production company, and distributor.15. Based on the (media name or title) by (Author’s Name). This is highly dependent on the project; if the movie is

based on an existing work, this credit is necessary.16. Story by. This credit is employed either when a script has gone through a number of changes or someone wrote a

story that the film’s script is based on.17. Writer or written by. The writing credits are highly regulated by the Writers Guild of America, so check to be

sure that the credits are done correctly. A maximum of three writers can be credited on a feature, although teams of two can count as one if separated by an ampersand. However, if they worked on the script separately,

they will be separated by the word and. Writers, like editors, are said to put their thumbprint on the movie.18. Director or Directed by. The last credit belongs to the director, and the Directors Guild of America only allows

one director to be credited as director on the film unless their was a death during production.

How does seven(1995) follow the traditional order of a title sequence

1. Name of the studio distributing the film.

2. Name of the production company who made the film

3. Both Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman’s name appeared first to represent to the audience that they are the Top billing actors, who have leading roles within the film

How does seven(1995) follow the traditional order of a title sequence

4.Film Title centred is followed to announce to the audience about the film

5. Featured cast member in the film are also shown in the title sequence

6. Casting by

7. Music

How does seven(1995) follow the traditional order of a title sequence

8. Costumes by

9. Edited by

10. Production

11. Directed by

From the examples

provided, it is clear that the opening title follows the traditional

order of a title sequence.

Appearance of titles.

The title appeared over both static and moving imagery of mysterious images. For example the is a moving image of a person turning pages in a book. It is shortly followed by a person using a razor blade to trim the tip of their finger, of which it clearly shows that person is attempting to remove their finger print. This would cause the audience to infer that a killer may be present during the film.

The person then opens a cupboard with the finger tips covered in Fabric to protect the skin which was trimmed with the razor blade

The non-diegetic sound played during the title helps to emphasize the mystery of the film. It also helps to infer that the film could be a dramatic dark thriller.

Appearance of titles.

The title appeared over both static and moving imagery of mysterious images. For example the is a moving image of a person turning pages in a book. It is shortly followed by a person using a razor blade to trim the tip of their finger, of which it clearly shows that person is attempting to remove their finger print.

The person then opens a cupboard with the finger tips covered in Fabric to protect the skin which was trimmed with the razor blade

The non-diegetic sound played during the title helps to emphasize the mystery of the film. It also helps to infer that the film could be a dramatic dark thriller.