Conventions of a Title Sequence

Spiderman 2

Most film openings follow a typical contents. Some may be discrete, black & white or other.
In the case of Spiderman 2, they follow the typical conventions of Marvel by having their own time on screen in a discrete manner, dwarfed by the artistic style of  the comic theme.

The opening to the titles start with the producers. Columbia first as they're a big company, then the smaller producers, Marvel & Laura Ziskin.

It then moves onto the names of the cast. The biggest stars appear first. In this case, the main character Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst & James Franco.

Throughout the names, the Marvel style comic theme appears as a continuous theme. This bringing in the key audience for the film as it is something they familiarize with and sticking to the roots of Spider-man.

The smaller names appear in groups. This shows they are less important as they're all grouped together, further along in the titles, but important enough to even be on there.

Finally the other names finish off the sequence,  Visual effects, Film Editor, Screenplay and Director.

The Complete Order

1. Producers
2. Title
3. Main Cast
4. Less Important People
5. Casting By
6. Music By
7. Costume Designers
8. Visual Effects
9. Film Editor
10. Production Designer
11. Director of Photography
12. Co-Producer
13. Executive Producers
14. Executive Producer
15. Produced By
16. Based on the Novel by
17. Screen Story by
18. Screenplay by
19. Directed by