During a title sequence, the titles are arranged in a specific way. They typical order for titles in title sequences is:

1.    Name of the studio that is distributing the film.

2.    Name of the production company responsible for making the film. If an investor financed a substantial portion of the movie, they will usually be credited alongside the production company with “In Association with.”

3.    A (Producer’s Name) Production.

4.    A Film by (Director’s Name).

5.    Starring (this is optional or can be paired with the first cast member’s name), followed by the names of all principal actors.

6.    Film title.

7.    Featured cast members.

8.    Casting by.

9.    Music, composer, or original score.

10.    Production designer.

This title order is closely followed in the thriller film Se7en. This is a film that has greatly inspired and influenced my group throughout our continuity and main task. We were inspired by Se7en’s use of black and white, close up shots, typography and pace.

We plan to follow this order of titles for our title sequence.

There are four levels on the Main Task criteria.

Level 1 – The work for the main task is possibly incomplete. There is minimal evidence in the work of the creative use of any technical skills.

Level 2 – There is evidence of a basic level of ability in the creative use of some technical skills.

Level 3 – There is evidence of proficiency in the creative use of many of the technical skills.

Level 4 – There is evidence of excellence in the creative use of most technical skills.

I think that our Main Task falls under Level 3. I think that we have successfully used a range of technical skills throughout our main task. For example, producing material appropriate for the target audience, using titles appropriately according to conventions of thriller, using sound with our footage appropriately for the task, shooting material appropriate to the task and editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer. As well as this, we successfully followed the codes and conventions of the thriller genre to create a title sequence for a thriller.

After receiving more feedback on our main task, we went out on a second shoot to get more and improved footage that can be used in our main task. Unlike our first draft, Josh featured as out main character instead of the actor we used previously. Our feedback from our first draft told us to make the title sequence longer by using a selection of shot clips. As well as doing this to improve our main task we also added a black and white filter over the footage throughout the title sequence in order to add an eerie feel to the title sequence and follow common conventions of the thriller genre. Despite all this, not everything changed. We still used the same location and originally composed track in our second draft.