Easy Post-Production Cost Saving Tips p.5

The first impressions of the film on the audience are created in the main titles. Unfortunately, most audience members have left by the time the end credits roll. Main and End Titles has a extreme range in price. For example, the visual effects and graphics uniquely created for Spiderman's titles were extremely expensive while the titles for Napolean Dynamite were filmed and had zero special effects. Both created the correct mood of the film, showed tremendous creativity, and stayed within their film budgets. There is a wide range between these two types of credit rolls. Static screens of the credit cost less than rolling credits.

Determining the style of your film's Main and End Titles should be a combination of creative and financial direction. For an example of the costs of Main and End Titles, check out this sample film budget.