While studying other movies opening sequences, it's very common that the opening credits, if there is any, are placed the whole way through the film opening. If a movie does not have opening credits, then it's usually because the beginning is very action packed or the content is too crucial to the story line and it would distract the audience from it. When this occurs, the credits are put at the ending of the film. For example: 'Pirates of the Caribbean Curse of the Black Pearl'.
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In the beginning of our film opening, the credits are evenly spaced. However, when the exterior shots begin, the credits cease. The credits return when the shots are back inside the church, after some crucial religious imagery. This is due to the fact that I didn't want the audiences attention being drawn away from the symbolic imagery and content of the opening. This is because as soon as the exterior shots begin, the tone in the piece changes to a much darker and Gothic theme which is very important for the audience to view if they are to understand the rest of the movie fully and if they are to fully appreciate the Gothic/thriller genre.
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