Analysing title credits

The Sixth Sense (1994) title order:

• Distributor
• Production company
• Actors
• Costume designer
• Music
• Writer & Director
• Title

The Departed (2006) title order:

• Distributor
• Production company
• Motto's: 'Loyalty is a lie' 'Sacrifice is a test' 'How far can you take it?'
• Actors
• Title
• Co producer
• Music
• Executive producer
• Screenplay
• Producer
• Director

It has been interesting looking at the way films close to our genre, order their credits. I guess, from this we will work out how to work ours and spread them out in the right way through our 2 minute opening scene. (Obviously with less credits, as there are less of us). From examining these credits along with other films not from our chosen genre, most films do credits in almost the same order anyway. Going from very important, gradually getting less and then further on building that back up again. Also, it was interesting to notice, some films have a blank background while the credits are animating across the scene. Whereas, most films are starting and the credits fit in where appropriate.