Credits Blog Post #44

Credits:

Blog Post #44

Credits are displayed at the very beginning of a film and run through the opening title sequence, the credits are shown as text superimposed on a blank screen or static pictures. An opening title sequence is roughly 2-4 minutes. The purpose of opening credits is to identify the production company and studio, as well as the major actors/actresses and crew.  

Pete Fraser said that the average number of credits per opening title sequence is around 24, starting with the main characters first and the director last. As well as this Pete also said that the titles must be consistent and around the same time per credit, for example the main actor cannot be 10 seconds whereas the director being 2 seconds; he said this made it look unprofessional it was not fair on other associated with the film. Therefore they must all be of equal length to maintain consistency, such as all having 5 seconds of time per credit. 

As well as this Pete had stated that a lot of students forget to add a variety of names, and usually add their own names for various roles. Pete sad not to be afraid of adding new names that may have not helped make the film or associated with the production, this makes the overall opening title sequence more interesting and shows that it is more professional.

Furthermore, the at the BFI event, the role of the main character was emphasised, Pete said that Jennifer Aniston has a contract where her name only must be displayed on the card, this is because she wants to show the significance of her role. The picture below shows the credit for Jennifer Aniston in the film 'Horrible Bosses' - 2011 solely on her own.