What is the correct order for opening credits for a movie?

Answer 1

There is really no set closing credits just a basic order of the main people involved then the rest follows. Here is a basic order for a films closing credits. ( make sure to list job yitle next to names under their categories.

Director

Writer's ( both screenplay and story )

Cast

Produced By:

Original music by:

Cinematography

Editing

casting

Production designer

Art Direction

Set Decoration

Costume Design

Makeup Department

Production Management

Second unit director or Assistant director

Art Department ( with job title nest to name)

Sound department( with job title next to name )

Visual effects

stunts

camera & electrical department

casting department

costume & wardrobe department

Editorial department

Music department

Transportation

Other crew

Improvement. That order is mostly right, except the Unit Production Manager is ALWAYS first. Not sure why, but that's what you learn at film school.

Answer 2

There are some standards to opening credits, but some minor variations do exist--typically when giving more prominence to a more famous person.

*Distribution company if different from the production company; e.g. "Distribution Company Name Presents"

*Name of production company/companies (always respect the people with the money); e.g. "A Big Name Production"

*Director (this is optional); e.g. "A Ridley Scott Film"

*Producer

*Executive Producer

*Top Billing Actors (listed in order based upon their personal fame and prominence in the movie); e.g. sometimes a big name with a smaller part can receive top billing. Equal billing is given when two actors are listed at the same time--the name on the left is considered the "slightly" more prominant name unless the name on the right is slightly raised higher up on the screen to indicate they are truly equal.

*The Movie Title

*Key Cast Below the Title Billing; ("Introducing..." for an actor's first appearance on screen; "And..." is reserved at the end to showcase a big name actor with a small role, or "With..." is used to showcase multiple names.

*Director; e.g. "Directed by..."

*Screenplay Writer

Additionally you can also have heads of department, most notably:

*DOP Director of Photography

*Film Editor

*Original Score Composer

*Production Designer

*Costume Designer

*Special Effects/Visual Effects Supervisor

Non-key cast and everything else can be left to the closing credits.

Answer 3

There is no specific correct order, it all depends on who the director/producers wants to credit and what order they decide to.