Film Titles

Psycho 1960 Alfred Hitchcock

We watched the opening sequence of Psycho to analyse the sequence and gain a basic knowledge of the order of opening credits in a thriller opening sequence. We created a list below which shows the order in which the credits appear on the screen. For example we discovered that the first thing that appears in Psycho is the production company's name Paramount.

·         Tense music

·         Art Theme-Lines-Words carried on lines

·         Psychopath- Look normal- Socially awkward

·         Stripes two disjointed personalities

·         Background is dark

·         Production companies

·         Split the names

·         Text simple

·         Characters/ directors

Order that titles appeared in

·         Paramount

·         Director name- Black stips entered (almost like the design entered)

·         Film titile

·         Starring- Main

·         Co Starring

·         Famous people get big text

·         Screenplay by

·         Based on a novel by

·         Photography/ Art directors/ titles designed by/ set decorator/ unit manager

·         Edited by/ Costume/ Make Up/ Copy right notice

·         Assistant director

·         Music by

·         Directed by

·         Begin film with an establishing shot to set the scene.