In a
motion picture,
television program or
video game, the
opening credits are shown at the very beginning and list the most important members of the production. They are now usually shown as text superimposed on a blank screen or static pictures, or sometimes on top of action in the show. There may or may not be accompanying music. When opening credits are built into a separate sequence of their own, the correct term is
title sequence (such as the familiar
James Bond and
Pink Panther title sequences).