Captain America: The Winter Soldier Title Sequence Timeline
By analysing the Captain America Title Sequence I now have a better understanding on the conventions of a title sequence.
One thing that became clear is the importance of someone within the production dictates their appearance in the titles: For example, the director comes first and then this is followed by the screenplay and then the producer etc. The last member of the production team to be show is the casting director, who is then followed by the actors. 
They too follow the same pattern with prominence in the film dictating their order - the main actors come first, followed by less key characters. The minor characters are also often listed in groups, which from my research appears to be common. Finally the title of the film appears. (Having said this, it is also common for all this to be in reverse: i.e. title first, then actors, then production team. It is either this way or the order that Captain America has followed that title sequences seem to appear.)
The title sequence also highlighted the significance of music, graphics and typography. It has shown that the genre and theme of the movie determines how these features pan out. Captain America was initially a MARVEL comic and the transition graphics and typography are done in a style that is somewhat comic-like. The music too follows the pattern of the genre: Captain America is an American hero and the diagetic music that accompanies the sequence feels very patriotic. The three factors: music, graphics and typography are all used to continue the theme of the movie.
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