subject: Opening & Closing Credits In Movies [print this page] The order of the entries (especially in the cast) is often a result of contractual agreements.
In films from the USA the specification of credits is legally regulated since 1942 by the Writers Guild of America (WGA).
The opening credits are limited to the most important, most popular people and functions of the staff and the cast. It should
be remembered that the structure of who, where, how and when to appear, has experienced strong changes over time. It was
common in films including the 1940 and 1950 to present the cast already in the beginning of the film (i.e., the breakdown,
which actor who role plays). This is accomplished by recent films only in the credits.
Today's film productions (primarily from the U.S.) usually have the following information in the opening credits:
Distribution Center
Production Studio
Possibly a special mention of a particularly popular film director/producer (see A Steven Spielberg Film)
Naming the protagonist and main supporting actor , and sometimes the details of a particularly popular actor of the film
title is prefixed and sometimes also takes place at individual actors play a role specification already in the opening
credits (which usually happens at a prestigious and popular Occupied supporting role and the appointment of such prominent
actors and roles is usually cast as the last statement or is at least the last performer giving the main character and
important supporting characters-series)
Casting
Any special features, such as a special effects studio plus a roll of mention / the principal officer of this institution
Composer of film music as well as any licensed music tracks and their (original) artists.
Costumes
Writer, Editor
Production Design
Cameraman
Executive producer
Producers
Any mention of special advisers or the original authors
Screenplay
Director
If a person involved in several functions performed for a movie (about screenplay, produced and directed, etc.), this is
usually stated in summary.
In the opening credits you can find either an extra-produced title sequence before the credits, or appear during the first
scenes as so-called on-screen credits. In both cases, the opening credits are usually displayed, definitely not like a guy go
through. This serves primarily to facilitate the identification and legibility of credit information to key stakeholders.
If the opening credits presented within a title sequence itself, the visual style of screenings vary widely (from a simple
white on black scheme to the image flowing font sizes), however, are the opening credits, which appear during the first few
scenes, usually of a much simpler, unindividueller nature.
The guy presenting the less popular, prestigious or not power-determining functions, personnel and facilities. The length of
the end credits increase due to the increasing complexity of production and the rod is proportional to - a key reason why
were throughout the history of film end credits and more common, but where previous films often with a simple "The End" -
insert were terminated. Earlier films were mostly presented all relevant parties already in the opening credits. It is
however also be remembered that earlier films had not yet contractually bound, extensively as possible to list all those
involved.
Usually, the credits roll with the credits slowly upwards, so that the new names appear on the bottom and read the passage
about 15 seconds. The design corresponds to the majority of white text on black background, which is arranged or trimmed by
extra music is accompanied. There are also other known forms. Then run the film Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying
Machines (Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines ..., 1965), the horizontal in animated credits by the credits. In
David Fincher's 'Seven' ('Se7en') of the credits roll in the proper arrangement of the call to the people and data - but
slowly from top to bottom. Sometimes found next to the scrolling text credits continue to take film content, around Outtakes
present or the guy already sliding on the last movie settings, the film is set mostly hidden fluently, is to see only the
credit sequence.
In modern film productions exclusively in the credits the cast breakdown is presented.
The closing credits - if it was not consummated at the beginning - mostly through the presentation of the logos of the
finished production companies, which includes the visual arc to the opening studio logos. The latter may well appear again in
conclusion. When U.S. film productions can be found at this point is usually the certification number of the MPAA.
