Assignment 11: Film Billing

JudyKatia

LeticiaNoor

Model from class

Genre: DramaFilm: Taking Chances

Opening DetailsStyle & Purpose of opening

Length of opening

Type of font

Colour of font

Animation of text

Placement of text

Style: TitleSequence

1:50Basic sans-serif

White and black

Handwriting All over the screen

Purpose: To set character and setting,and to give credit.

To be short and sweet

To contrast against the live action footage of writing.

To stand out against the white paper and black handwriting, and also to link with the title sequence being black and white.

To emphasis the "true story" nature of the film.

No purpose

List Of TitlesTitle / Credit Timing Detail of Title/Credit Type/purpose

1) Credit 00:02 HBO FILMS presents Distributor

2) Credit 00:05 A MOTION PICTURE CORPORATION

Production company

3) Credit 00:10 Kevin Bacon Main Actor

4) Title 00:18 Taking Chance Title of film

5) Credit 00:26 TOM, BLANCHE, GUY, GORDON

Cast (other main actors)

6) Credit 00:32 MIKE, ANN, NOAH, ENVER Cast

7) Credit 00:38 BRENDAN, JOHN, JOHN, WOLE Cast

8) Credit 00:42 VICTOR, SARAH, PAIGE Cast

9) Credit 00:46 SHARON, JULIE, TOM Cast

10) Credit 00:51 CASTING BY Crew

11) Credit 00:55 MUSIC SUPERVISOR Crew

12) Credit 00:59 MUSIC BY Crew

13) Credit 01:04 EDITED BY Crew

14) Credit 01:07 PRODUCTION DESIGNER Crew

15) Credit 01:14 DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Crew

16) Credit 01:20 PRODUCED BY Crew

17) Credit 01:23 CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Crew

18) Credit 01:25 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Crew

19) Credit 01:29 EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Crew

20) Credit 01:34 BASED ON THE JOURNAL BY Credit to original author

21) Credit 01:39 SCREENPLAY BY Crew

22) Credit 01:40 DIRECTED BY Crew

Credit 1

Time: 00:02

Distributor

First credit is usually the distributor as they invested money in the film so they have ownership of it.

Credit 2

Time: 00:05

Production Company

The production company has a large role so they usually come next. As they produce the film and control everything.

Credit 3

Time: 00:10

Main Actor

Main actor, Kevin Bacon is next because he is the main actor meaning he is very important and also very well known.

Title 4

Time: 00:18

Title of film

The title of the film is on a black background so that it gets the most attention and stands out.

Credit 5

Time: 00:26

Cast (Other main actors)

After the main actor comes the rest of the cast, in the order of importance. So these characters are important but not as important as the main actor, and the cast after this is just the rest of the cast you see within the film.

Credit 6, 7, 8, 9

Credit 6 Credit 7 Credit 8 Credit 9

Time: 00:32

Mike, Ann, Noah, Enver

Cast

Time: 00:38

Brendan, John, John, Wole

Cast

Time: 00:42

Victor, Sarah, Paige

Cast

Time: 00:46

Sharon, Julie, Tom

Cast

Credit 10, 11, 12, 13

Credit 10 Credit 11 Credit 12 Credit 13

Time: 00:51

Casting by

Crew

Time: 00:55

Music Supervisor

Crew

Time: 00:59

Music by

Crew

Time:01:04

Edited by

Crew

Credit 14, 15, 16, 17

Credit 14 Credit 15 Credit 16 Credit 17

Time: 01:07

Production Designer

Crew

Time: 01:14

Director of photography

Crew

Time: 01:20

Produced by

Crew

Time: 01:23

Co-executiveproducer

Crew

Credit 18, 19, 20, 21

Credit 18 Credit 19 Credit 20 Credit 21

Time: 01:25

Executive producer

Crew

Time: 01:29

Executive producers

Crew

Time: 01:34

Based on the Journal by

Crew

Time: 01:39

Screenplay by

Crew

Credit 22

Time: 01:40

Directed by

Usually the director is one of the first credits in the opening. However in the ‘’Taking Chances’’ title sequence it is the last credit. This could be so the audience remembers who directed the film as it’s the last credit before the film starts. Or because the director isn’t very well known.