Universal Pictures
First of all we showed the big production company that was 'behind' our film. This makes the film seem prestigious and the audience gains trust in the film that it will be high quality and high budget.
Studio Canal
Straight after Universal to let people know that it is not a wholly Hollywood dominated film and it still retains it's unique style and an interesting plotline.
Universal Pictures, Studio Canal and Enigma Entertainment present
The inclusion of Enigma Entertainment along side the other two great production companies makes it seem like a very strong production company. The three together let's the audience immediately know who has made the film.
A Film by Nicholas Ashurst and Philip Smith
This is usually the first credit after the production companies. The audience is told from the outset who the main influences are on the creative side of the project.
Lee Davidson
The lead actor in 'Sins of the Martyr' obviously comes first out of the actors as he plays the most important character. The credit appears as his character steps into frame so that the audience make the association.
Nicholas Ashurst
The main supporting actor in the film. The audience don't see him in the opening two minutes, but by putting his name in early they are looking out for him, and they keep watching in order to see him.
James Richardson
Helps the audience to make the association with the character that they have just seen.
Zubin Parekh
Another of the major actors in the film. Later he appears but is not very obvious, so this helps the audience to be on the lookout for him.
With Philip Smith
The 'with' in any acting credits usually goes before a major actor who hasn't got a major role in the film in order to give them prevalence in the credits. Here we did the same thing, so the audience take notice of this credit.
Richard Young
One of the less major actors, so his penultimate placement reflects this.
And Lauren Chambers
The 'and' lets the audience know that the end of the acting credits is nigh so that they watch out for the next credits.
Casting by Nicholas Ashurst and Philip Smith
Straight after the acting credits so that the audience can see who picked the actors whilst they are fresh in their mind.
Costume Design Philip Smith
Moving onto the technical credits. Costume design helps to smooth this transition as it is still a widely acknowledge creative job.
Production Design Nicholas Ashurst
Production design is a close relative to costume design, so it's place is appropriate. Additionally we set it against Horse Guards Parade so that the audience would admire the production design whilst seeing who did it.
Editing by Philip Smith and Nicholas Ashurst
A more technical area that isn't so widely acknowledged as creative.
Score Composed by James Richardson
As the score starts to climax we introduce this credit so that the audience knows who has created it.
"Saints and Sinners" written and performed by Philip Smith
The theme song is the next obvious credit after the film score.
Director of Photography Philip Smith
A very necessary credit to include. The director of photography has control over the look of the film.
Fight and Stunt Co-ordination by Nicholas Ashurst
As a stunt occurs onscreen in prelude to a fight this credit appears to help the audience see who was responsible for it.
Screenplay by Philip Smith
Another extremely important credit.
Based on a Story and Characters by Nicholas Ashurst
This credit makes the story seem more in depth as it has passed through several hands.
Associate Producers James Richardson and Richard Young
This and the next credit are normally used just before the producer credit.
Executive Producers Lee Davidson and Zubin Parekh
The executive producer handles the money, so they have a very high credit. Additionally they are traditionally put directly before the producer in feature films.
Produced and Directed by Nicholas Ashurst and Philip Smith
The traditional final credit that will stick in the audience's mind. By putting it last as it always is in professional films the audience will know where to look for it.
Sins of the Martyr
The title of our film takes up the whole screen so the audience cannot avoid seeing it and knowing that it is the title and of great importance.
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