Opening Title Sequences

The purpose of doing this task of analysising and opening title sequence is to establish how opening sequences in films and television shows typically work. By studying opening title sequences, we learn of the structure of the sequence, and know in which order it is appropriate to show what (eg. should the Director's name come before the lead Actor's?). It also helps give us an impression of how long the sequence should be (never over two minutes), and whether or not it is better to have it really simple, or with lots of flashy editing and transitions.

The opening sequence I chose to look at was from "Game of Thrones" (2011), created by David Benioff and D. B Weiss:

However, because it is the opening for a TV series, instead of a feature film, this means that the credits may be featured in a different order, or that it might not go on for quite so long. I made a timeline of the main effects: