EC: Analysis of a Title Sequence - The Shining (Kubrick, 1980)

Order of titles:

1. Stanley Kubrick                           (Director)
2. Jack Nicholson                           (Lead male role)
3. Shelly Duval                               (Lead female role)
4. The Shining                                (Title)
5. Danny Lloyd                               (Secondary actor)
6. Scatman Brothers
7. Barry Nelson
8. Philip Stone
9. Joe Turkel
10. Anne Jackson
11. Tony Burton
12. Jan Harlan                                     (Executive Producer)
13. Stephen King                                (Author of original novel)
14. The Producer Circle Company     (Production Company)
15. Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick & Diane Johnson
16. Produced & Directed by Stanley Kubrick

• The titles roll down the screen at the same speed. The general trend is that numbers 1-5 and 12-16 are larger than numbers 6-11, due to importance in the making of the film
• The film title is the 4th title to appear

Typography:

• Font - Neat, average
• Colour - Light Blue
• Animation - Scroll (bottom to top)
• Position - Middle line of the screen
• Size - Taking up a 3rd of the width

Relationship between titles and visuals:

• The titles don't have any relationship in terms of visual style
• The titles aren't used to convey anything about the film