Credit Sequence Examples

     In an introduction of a movie, credit sequences are usually shown. That much is known by anyone that watches just about any type of professional video media (not YouTube videos, though some do have this). Now, I need to know how to wrap my own credits into the project. 

    Some examples of credit sequences include; White Oleander, Watchmen, and Raging Bull. Each one is different and gives good examples of certain things. Now, I am slightly perturbed with myself that I could not find any other movie minus White Oleander that fits my drama genre, I think these movies are good for the credit sequences. Now, let's get into this.


    White Oleander is a movie about an orphaned teenager trying find a proper home after her mother was imprisoned for murdering her boyfriend.  Now, I picked this out because it is surprisingly harder for me to find somewhat good, if any at all, opening scenes with a credit sequence in it that I could pull off. My favorite part about this opening sequence was that the movie title was seamlessly introduced. Although, the rest of the introduction's credit sequence could have done better in my opinion, become a bit more creative. Though this gives a good example of what credit sequences can look like in a normal movie. Unfortunately, I am unable to find the opening introduction on any website other than Netflix,

    The Watchmen is a movie that I found I liked for the credit sequence. It is a movie introduction that uses the credits in quirky ways amongst the shots. Even throughout the movie, we were repeatedly reminded of what this movie's name is. The yellow coloring of the text popped out amongst the darker scenes and how the text was shown in most shots were creatively shown. This is an example that I really like, despite the movie not actually being the same genre. While I have no need for the text to be as bold as this because of my opening sequence theme being different, this movie introduction does give me a good idea of what I should do.

Raging Bull is a movie where boxing is the main show, especially in the introduction. Though that credit sequence is what I am after. It fits the background colors, minus the title which was bright red and stood out. We do not see much in the opening sequence for different shots with standout credits, a stark contrast to the Watchmen. However, the background boxer seems to be the main focus, so each accredit to the workers is pushed to the side. The credits fit seamlessly into the shot, in between the openings of the ring and not bright in color with the background. This gives me a very good example of how to space out my credits into my opening sequence, despite there being little happening in the scene.

Now, I have quite the bit of inspiration to learn from these movies. Unfortunately, I have other work (chemistry, just chemistry) to get to, so Duke is out! 


Credits:
Wikipedia contributors. (n.d.). White Oleander (film). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 30, 2026, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Oleander_(film)
Ulloa, A., & Landekic, L. (n.d.). Watchmen (2009). Art of the Title. https://www.artofthetitle.com/title/watchmen/
Ulloa, A., & Landekic, L. (2015, September 29). Raging Bull (1980). Art of the Title. https://www.artofthetitle.com/title/raging-bull/
Kosminsky, P. (Director). (2002). White oleander [Film]. Warner Bros. Pictures. https://www.netflix.com/title/60024913