1. Analysis of credit
sequence and title
By Leeya Meghani

2. Black Swan is about a ballet dancer who wins the lead for the
Swan Lake, but the delicate swan slowly looses her mind and
becomes more and more like the Black Swan.
The first credit sequence shown on the Black
Swan trailer is the certification of the film. The
film is rated a ‘R’ which means that under 18’s
are restricted from watching the film.
The second credit sequence shown is from
‘FOX Searchlight Pictures’. FOX is involved in
the production and distribution of independent
and mainly British films. It mainly distributes
drama and horror based films.

3. The third sequence shown is from
Crosscreek Pictures who was also a
producer and distributor.
The fourth credit sequence is ‘Opening Night
Venice Film Festival 2010’. This tells the
viewers that Black Swan was first presented
and first seen during the Venice Film Festival.

4. This screen shot ‘Official Selection Toronto Film
Festival 2010’ shows the audience that Black
Swan, was screened there. Toronto Film
Festival is a leading public film festival in the
world which screens more than 300 films from
60+ countries every September.
Darren Aronofsky is the director of the film
Black Swan, this gives the audience an
insight of who directed and put the film
together.

5. The Wrestler and Requiem For A Dream are
two films which were also directed by Darren
Aronofsky; the director of Black Swan
Natalie Portman is one of the main actors in
the film. This screenshot tells the audience
watching the trailer that Natalie Portman is a
academy award nominee.

6. Vincent Cassel and Mila Kunis are the two
other main characters which star in the
film. Both characters are given a slide
each to highlight the importance of them.
All the credits used in the movie are in the
same text positioning with the same
background.

7. In the last few scenes of the credits, the
title of the film is brought up. Putting it
towards the end of the trailer means it will
stick in the viewers mind more then having
it at the start.
This shot shows all the companies
involved in the production of the film. It
also gives the viewer all the actors which
are involved in the film and the directors
name

8. This credit shot shows the viewers who
helped out with the movie, this includes
music supervisors, editor of the whole film,
production designer, director of
photographer and the producers.
The last few scenes give the viewers a
insight of who wrote the film and the
director once again. The production
company which released it is also found
towards the bottom, with their logos on
either side.

9. The last scene gives the viewer a website
which they can visit which will give them
extra information on the new film being
released