Assignment 11: Film Billing

Kate-lyn Aranda Laurel Wilson Gayle

Jordan Williams

Genre: Horror Film: Se7en

Opening Details Style & Purpose of opening

Length of opening

Colour of font

Animation of text

Placement

Style: Title Sequence

2:08 White Handwriting All of over the screen

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

To be short and sweet.

The colour of the font is white so the credits will stands out as the background colour is black.

This could emphasis that it’s a “real life story”.

No purpose

List of titles Title/ credit Timing Detail of credit/ title Type of purpose1) Credit 00.04 New line cinema Distributor

2) Credit 00.06 Arnold Kopelson Production

3) Credit 00.14 Brad Pitt Main Actor

4) Credit 00.18 Morgan Freeman Cast

5) Title 00.24 Se7en Title of film

6) Credit 00.30 Gwyneth Paltrow Cast

7) Credit 00.34 Richard Roundtree Cast

8) Credit 00.38 R. Lee Ermey Cast

9) Credit 00.42 John C. McGinley Cast

10)Credit 00.46 Julie Araskog and Mark Boone Junior Cast

11) Credit 00.54 John Cassino, Reginald E. Cathey and Peter Crombie

Cast

12) Credit 00.58 Hawthorne James, Michael Massee and leland orser

Cast

13) Credit 01.04 Richard Partnow, Rochard Schiff and Pamola Tyson

Cast

14) Credit 0.1.11 Casting By Crew

15) Credit 01.17 Music by crew

16) Credit 01.22 Costumes & designs Crew

17 Credit 01.25 Editor crew

18) Credit 01.26 Production design crew

20) Credit 01.35 Directror of photography crew

21) Credit 01.40 Co executive producers crew

22) Credit 01.50 Executive producers crew

23) Credit 01.54 Writer crew

24) Credit 01.59 Producer crew

25) Credit 02.05 David Fincher Director

Credit 1

Time:00.04 Distributor

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

Credit 2

Time :00.06

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: 00.14

Main character

Main Actor, Brad Pitt is next because he is the main actor meaning he is important and also very well known.

Credit 4

Time: 00.18

Another main Actor

Title 5

Time: 00.24

Title of film

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

Credit 6,7,8,9,10Credit 6 Credit 7 Credit 8 Credit 9 Credit 10

00.30

Gwyneth Paltrow

Cast

00.34

Richard Roundtree

Cast

00.38

R. Lee Ermey

Cast

00.46

John C. McGinley

Cast

00.46

Julie Araskog and Mark Boone Junior

Cast

Credit 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Credit 11 Credit 12 Credit 13 Credit 14 Credit 15

Time: 00.54

Credit

Cast

Time: 00.58

Credit

Cast

Time: 01.04

Credit

Cast

Time: 0.1.11

Crew

Casting by

Time: 01.17

Credit

Music

Credit 16, 17, 18, 19,20 Credit 16 Credit 17 Credit 18 Credit 19 Credit 20

Time: 01.22

Credit

Costumes designed

Time: 01.25

Credit

Edited by

Time: 01.26

Credit

Production designed

Time: 01.35 Credit

Director of photography

Time: 01.40

Credit

Co producers

Credit 21, 22, 23, 24 Credit 21 Credit 22 Credit 23 Credit 24

Time: 01.44

Credit

Co executive producers

Time 01.50

Credit

Executive producers

Time 01.54

Credit

Writer

Time 01.59

Credit

Producer

Credit 25

Time: 02.05

Directed by

In this opening sequence the credit for the director appeared in the opening and at the end of the sequence. This could be so the audience remembers who directed the film starts. Or because the directory isn't very well known.