Sep 20, 2022 12:44
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French term
United Kingdom
Agri-food and cosmetics specialist
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
cartons d'intro
French to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Hi
In a text describing how a client wants a short film made it talks about cartons d'intro and cartons final. From what I can understand these seem to be title cards but what is the right term? Intro cards? Final title card?
Ouverture de la vidéo
Cartons d’intro
Le carton d’intro s’ouvre par l’apparition en fondu sur 42 images du bloc
Opening sequence
Intro cards?
The intro card opens, over 42 frames, with the block being faded in.
La vidéo se termine sur un carton final figurant le logo
Any help much appreciated.
Thanks.
In a text describing how a client wants a short film made it talks about cartons d'intro and cartons final. From what I can understand these seem to be title cards but what is the right term? Intro cards? Final title card?
Ouverture de la vidéo
Cartons d’intro
Le carton d’intro s’ouvre par l’apparition en fondu sur 42 images du bloc
Opening sequence
Intro cards?
The intro card opens, over 42 frames, with the block being faded in.
La vidéo se termine sur un carton final figurant le logo
Any help much appreciated.
Thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | opening titles |
Tony M
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| 4 | title card / expository intertitle |
FPC
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| 3 | Opening credits or title sequence |
Amanda Santos
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References
| Recommended reading: |
Jennifer Levey
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Proposed translations
22 mins
FPC
Works in field
title card / expository intertitle
By metonymy: credits
See reference
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01956051.1987.99...
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/intertitle
https://www.flexclip.com/learn/add-title-card-to-video.html
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Note added at 25 mins (2022-09-20 13:10:27 GMT)
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Also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertitle
See reference
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01956051.1987.99...
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/intertitle
https://www.flexclip.com/learn/add-title-card-to-video.html
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Note added at 25 mins (2022-09-20 13:10:27 GMT)
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Also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertitle
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Jennifer Levey
: title card may be correct - always assuming it does in fact show the title of the movie. 'intertitle' is wrong (it's a term from the silent movie days of Buster Keaton).
1 hr
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Ok but it's not exclusively for the title. Intertitle is still used in cinema studies. However, the more proposals the better. It'll be good if you move up your proposal from the comment and make a post
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+1
2 hrs
opening titles
As opposed to 'end credits' and/or 'closing / end titles' — it all depends, of course, if they are actually 'credits' or not!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Wolf Draeger
: But I think 'slide' rather than title or sequence; 'opening/intro/first slide'; probably made with PPT.
20 hrs
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204 days
Amanda Santos
Brazil
Brazil
Specializes in field
Brazil
Creative industry Translator
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese, and 3 more.
Opening credits or title sequence
"The presentation of the 'opening credits' (as an introduction to the audience about the film and including selected important members of the production) is known as the opening credits sequence; sometimes it is superimposed on the action, but often exists as static letters on a solid background; since the closing or end credits usually list the entire cast and production crew, the opening credits sequence is usually positioned to set the mood of the film, and sometimes even lacks any credits except the film's title; aka front credits or beginning titles."
Example sentence:
"Saul Bass was famous for his opening credits sequences, such as his work on Hitchcock's North By Northwest (1959) with crisscrossing lines that turned into the side of a building."
"Robocop 2 (1990) and Vanilla Sky (2001) were unusual in that there were no opening credits of any sort, not even the title of the film - an increasing trend!"
Reference:
Reference comments
1 hr
Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in English
Specializes in field
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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46
Reference:
Recommended reading:
https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/movie-opening-credits/
"Opening credits are the names of the cast and crew, producers, studios, etc. that are displayed on-screen. These can be superimposed over an opening scene, over a black screen, or over a still background.
"When these opening credits are given a standalone "sequence," or a series of shots created specifically to present them, we call that a title sequence. A title sequence is a part of a TV show or movie’s intro that is dedicated to crediting the cast and crew and displaying a title card.
"A title card is a graphic that says the name of the movie. Some movies skip the opening credits, title sequence, or title card altogether. In other words, there are no hard and fast rules on this topic."
"Opening credits are the names of the cast and crew, producers, studios, etc. that are displayed on-screen. These can be superimposed over an opening scene, over a black screen, or over a still background.
"When these opening credits are given a standalone "sequence," or a series of shots created specifically to present them, we call that a title sequence. A title sequence is a part of a TV show or movie’s intro that is dedicated to crediting the cast and crew and displaying a title card.
"A title card is a graphic that says the name of the movie. Some movies skip the opening credits, title sequence, or title card altogether. In other words, there are no hard and fast rules on this topic."
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