Back to the future

Title research

Institution shown

Screen zooms into the globe

Logo font

No sound used, builds up suspense and questioning

Plain black shows that it’s basic, important information. The names are in bigger writing for the audience to focus on

Diegetic sound of the clocks ticking around now, to start off the main narrative

Writer of the film

Most colourful text of the sequence is the title, as it’s the most important part when it comes to promoting the film

Specialised font for the film’s title- stands out from any of the other text on screen

The text slides into the screen from right to left, which draws the attention of the audience

Bright and powerful colours used

Actors shown one after another as the camera pans across the room

Fades from main logo to the clocks

Ticking of clocks gets audience to wonder what is happening

Actors shown before any of the other crew as they’re most important and promoted

Dialogue and ticking noises, as the less known roles fade into the screen

Names in capitals, easy to read font

As the sequence goes on longer, more people are credited on each screen of the text rather than just one. When the first and main actors were shown, they had their own title

Director is shown last, before the first dramatic scene of the film. Text stops being shown as the film’s proper beginning starts