RESEARCH - Timeline of title sequences

CONVENTIONAL ORDER OF TITLE SEQUENCES

1. Production company
2. Distribution company
3. Actor (star)
4. Actor (star)
5. Film Title
6. Actor
7. Actor
8. Casting by 
9. Costume by 
10. Music Supervisor
11. Music by
12. Edited by
13. Production Designer
14. Director of photography
15. Executive producer 
16. Written by
17. Director

THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123

This follows the conventional order of title sequences very closely. The film uses a discrete title sequences, however has points in which the titles stop and a piece of the narrative is shown. This is why there are some large gaps where no titles are showing.

DEAD CALM

This use titles over a blank screen, so the titles are more consistent and less far apart.

There is a strict order in which names and jobs appear because it  is all about selling the film, firstly the director must be credited because they are the main creator of the film. If very famous actors are involved they will then be credited to draw more attention to the film. Followed by many different roles which normally follow the conventional title sequence.