History of opening titles and credits research task

History of Opening Titles and Credits Research Task

 A title sequence is a video and audio presentation of a film's or television show's title, main development and cast members, or both, using conceptual graphics and sound. It normally comes after, so it's not to be confused with the opening credits, which are usually just a bunch of superimposed text.

Films can only display titles at the start of their runs in the early days of the industry. People began to recognise some of the stars in the films they were watching on a daily basis, and they became fans of those performers. Soon, movies will begin with a short list of actors' names, labeled the opening credits. Most films didn't start using end credits until 1970. The auteur theory, a theory that believes that the director is the main person behind the film, is what started this practice. 

Order of Opening Credits:

1. Company Logo
2. Recognizable Names
3. Supporting Cast Members
4. Important Crew Members

Order of End Credits:

1. Director
2. Writer
3. Producer & Executive Producer
4. Actors
5. Crew Members
6. Others

Production companies logos have changed a lot  throughout the years. The first major change is the shift from 2D text to 3D. Also, the change from black and white to colour is really prominent and shows how much better quality there is now compared to 100 years ago. 

https://vimeo.com/243539979 

The film 'Hacker' [also known as Anonymous] (2016) showed pictures of a computer room where the audience can presume is where all of the computer work and hacking is done. They used very modern text and also incorporated effects like glitches to really sell the theme of hacking. 

I can take inspiration from this opening title sequence because I want to use modern text for our opening. I also want to incorporate bits of our actor hacking to really show the audience that this is what our film is about.