Title Sequence Research - Common Order of Opening Credits

The Most Common Order of Opening Credits:

1. Name of the Studio - Name of the studio that is distributing the film and may or may not have produced it.

2. Name of the Production Company - Name of the production company that actually made the film.

3. Director/Producer Production - Director's first credit.

4. Starring - Big name actors appering in the film.

5. Film Title - The name of the film.

6. Featuring - Featured actors.

7. Casting - Casting director.

8. Music/Original Score - Composer of music.

9. Production Design - Production designer.

10. Editor - Edited by.

11. Producer/Executive Producer - Producers, co-producers, executive producers. Often, though, the name of the producer will be the next-to-last opening credit, just before the director's name is shown.

12. Written by - Screenplay writers.

13. Director - Director. The Directors Guild of America permits a film to list only one director, even when it is known that two or more worked on it.

BY JAMES TURNER - RESPONSIBLE FOR TITLES