Comparing Credit Listing 2- Shutter Island

SHUTTER ISLAND

 



1. The credit listing in order:
2. Director
3. Producer x2
4. Screenplay
5. Novel Author
6. Director of Photography
7. Three main Actors in order of Success
8. Editor
9. Music/Composer
10. Title of Movie

Additionally, the soundtrack of the sequence is loud and chilling and would like to add music like this to our thriller as I feel it would inherence and give a kick that our thriller needs. The red and white text has been edited to have a 'flicker' effect. Although this adds to the creepy and horror sensation; it isn't clear enough and you cant read it very well.

The order of the Actors (Ben Kingley, Leonardo Dicaprio and Mark Buffalo), two extremely big names and one well known actor in order of success. This indicates that they have marketed this movie based on the actors appeal. Interestingly, they haven't mentioned the Production Company or Distributors only the individual credits.

Martin Scorsese's films...

• The Wolf of Wall Street
• Goodfellas
• The Departed
• The Taxi Driver

and many more.
 

After this the names of the producers and the writer of the screenplay show on the screen. The name of the author of the novel is also mentioned to give credit to their creative input into the film. The three main actors are mentioned...

Ben Kinglsey

Leonardo DiCaprio

Mark Buffalo



which suggests that they are A-list actors and that the film will be based around them as characters. This is followed by the name of the editor and the music director. The last title in this sequence is the name of the film. The opening sequence has low orchestral music used to increase the tension and create an unsettling mood. It allows us to associate with people and places as to whether they are good or bad. As well as being able to alter the audience's mood.