1. Titles
Name of studio that’s distributing the film- ‘Universal.’ this is a key title to have in an opening sequence
Name of production company, that actually made the film- ‘Amblin Entertainment’ in association with ‘Cappa Films’ and ‘Tribeca Productions’
The name of the director- ‘Martin Scorsese’

2. Actors names- Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange, Nick Nolte, Robert Mitchum, Joe Don Baker, Juliette Lewis, Gregory Peck, Martin Balsam, Fred Dalton Thompson and Illeana Douglas. Often it’s the main characters who have their name shown at the beginning of the film.
Title of film- ‘Cape Fear’
Often Shown in Bold and shown either at the beginning of the opening title sequence or at the end.

3. Who the film is casted by
Who the film is casted by. ‘Ellen Lewis’ This isn’t key to show on an opening sequence, sometimes its shown in the credits at the end of the film.
Who created the title sequence, for example the concepts and functions of an OTS. ‘Elaine and Saul Bass.’ Usually these names are presented in credits rather than opening title sequence.
The editor of the film. ‘Thelma Schoonmaker.’
Executive producers. ‘Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall.’ Sometimes shown in credits rather than OTS.