Assignment 11
- 3. Genre: Drama Film: Taking Chances
- 4. Opening Details Style & Purpose of opening Style: Title Sequence Purpose: To set character and setting, and to give credit. Length of opening Type of font Colour of font Animation of Placement text of text White and black Handwriting 1:50 Basic sans-serif To stand out against the white paper and black handwriting, and also to link with the title sequence being black and white. To emphasis the "true story" nature No purpose of the film. To be short To contrast and sweet against the live action footage of writing. All over the screen
- 5. List Of Titles Title / Credit Timing Detail of Title/Credit Type/purpose 1) Credit 00:02 HBO FILMS presents Distributor 2) Credit 00:05 A MOTION PICTURE CORPORATION Production company 3) Credit 00:10 Kevin Bacon Main Actor 4) Title 00:18 Taking Chance Title of film 5) Credit 00:26 TOM, BLANCHE, GUY, GORDON Cast (other main actors) 6) Credit 00:32 MIKE, ANN, NOAH, ENVER Cast 7) Credit 00:38 BRENDAN, JOHN, JOHN, WOLE Cast 8) Credit 00:42 VICTOR, SARAH, PAIGE Cast 9) Credit 00:46 SHARON, JULIE, TOM Cast 10) Credit 00:51 CASTING BY Crew 11) Credit 00:55 MUSIC SUPERVISOR Crew 12) Credit 00:59 MUSIC BY Crew 13) Credit 01:04 EDITED BY Crew 14) Credit 01:07 PRODUCTION DESIGNER Crew 15) Credit 01:14 DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Crew 16) Credit 01:20 PRODUCED BY Crew 17) Credit 01:23 CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Crew 18) Credit 01:25 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Crew 19) Credit 01:29 EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Crew 20) Credit 01:34 BASED ON THE JOURNAL BY Credit to original author 21) Credit 01:39 SCREENPLAY BY Crew 22) Credit 01:40 DIRECTED BY Crew
- 6. Credit 1 Time: 00:02 Distributor First credit is usually the distributor as they invested money in the film so they have ownership of it.
- 7. Credit 2 Time: 00:05 Production Company The production company has a large role so they usually come next. As they produce the film and control everything.
- 8. Credit 3 Time: 00:10 Main Actor Main actor, Kevin Bacon is next because he is the main actor meaning he is very important and also very well known.
- 9. Title 4 Time: 00:18 Title of film The title of the film is on a black background so that it gets the most attention and stands out.
- 10. Credit 5 Time: 00:26 Cast (Other main actors) After the main actor comes the rest of the cast, in the order of importance. So these characters are important but not as important as the main actor, and the cast after this is just the rest of the cast you see within the film.
- 11. Credit 6, 7, 8, 9 Credit 6 Credit 7 Credit 8 Credit 9 Time: 00:32 Time: 00:38 Time: 00:42 Time: 00:46 Mike, Ann, Noah, Enver Brendan, John, John, Wole Victor, Sarah, Paige Sharon, Julie, Tom Cast Cast Cast Cast
- 12. Credit 10, 11, 12, 13 Credit 10 Credit 11 Credit 12 Credit 13 Time: 00:51 Time: 00:55 Time: 00:59 Time:01:04 Casting by Music Supervisor Music by Edited by Crew Crew Crew Crew
- 13. Credit 14, 15, 16, 17 Credit 14 Credit 15 Credit 16 Credit 17 Time: 01:07 Time: 01:14 Time: 01:20 Time: 01:23 Production Designer Director of photography Produced by Co-executive producer Crew Crew Crew Crew
- 14. Credit 18, 19, 20, 21 Credit 18 Credit 19 Credit 20 Credit 21 Time: 01:25 Time: 01:29 Time: 01:34 Time: 01:39 Executive producer Executive producers Based on the Journal by Screenplay by Crew Crew Crew Crew
- 15. Credit 22 Time: 01:40 Directed by Usually the director is one of the first credits in the opening. However in the ‘’Taking Chances’’ title sequence it is the last credit. This could be so the audience remembers who directed the film as it’s the last credit before the film starts. Or because the director isn’t very well known.