Film Conventional title orders

The Order of the title sequences

Most film openings share a similiar begining with the conventional order the choose. In the conventional order of the title sequence within a film the production company's identity appears first and then after the distrubution company's identity appears. The 2 identity's are shown at the very beggining of the film because without them the film would not exist and by putting them at the start of the order they are getting the credit they recieve.

1. Production Company Identity
2. Distribution Company Identity
3. Distribution Company Title
4. Production Company Title
5. Actor 1 (Star)
6. Actor 2 (Star)
7. Film Title
8. Actor 3
9. Actor 4
10. Casting
11. Costume
12. Music Supervisor
13. Music by
14. Edited by
15. Production Designer
16. Director of Photography
17. Executive Producer
18. Written by
19. Director

The film "Panic Room" is a great example of how a typical film should start with all the credits. It is an example of the order of the title sequences starting with the production company identity all the way through till the Director which is at the end of the title sequence: