Opening credits is a written information presented to the audience on who produced the film, who is starring in the films and other productions roles.
What is their purpose?
They are effective in thrillers when accompanied by sound to create tension and fear. Opening credits can be very effective when the images don't make complete sense, making the audience question about 'what is going on'.
Opening credits gives out essential information to connect with the audience, so they know more about the production.
What does the opening credits provide (information)?
Usually the films producer - the one who budgeted the film - will be the first one to show, it comes up about twice on the little logo shown before the actual film starts, after that it is said in the writings again.
After the film producer is shown, usually the director will come up next along with the title of the film following it and then the list of star actors and lead roles will be shown.
However, if the film starts & plays during the opening credits, the credits will most likely appear when the characters are being shot - this is useful because this will help the audience know who the characters is being played by (actors).
This is a basic post with some examples.
ReplyDeleteI like how you've linked it to thrillers already in the 'purpose' section but you've completely missed off anything about general/overall purpose of opening credits?
To improve this you need to have the 'standard' list of who is included in the opening credits with reasons why they are there (you already have some of this)
Also need a conclusion saying what you've taken from this post to apply to your own work and what you intend to do / effect you intend to create for your audience.