Conventional Order Of Title Sequences

The first title that appears in a conventional film opening would be the production company. The next title would be the distribution company, however, If there were to be another production company involved in the making of the film, that title would appear second and then the distribution company third.

The next title would usually be the title of the film. Next would be the name of the main actor. However, there may be a twist. Depending on who the actor is, if they were a huge hollywood star, they would appear before the title of the film. The next titles that would follow are the names of the other main actors in the film.

After that, the names of the crew behind the film would appear. This includes the casting, the costume designer, the production designer, music and executive producers. The sequence would then end with the writer and then the producer/director.

This is the sequence of the film "The Taking Of  Pelham 123".

Title Sequence

• Production ident 
• Distribution ident 
• Actor 1
• Actor 2
• Film title
• All other actors
• Crew - Casting, Costume design, Music by, Co-executive producers, production designer, director of photography 
• Executive producer
• Producer 

In this title sequence the conventions are followed apart from the title of the film and the name of the 2 actors. The 2 main actors appear before the title of the film. This is because they are almost acting as marketing tools. If the audience sees these two names they would be even more intrigued to watch it