candidate: A typical Soviet opening credits sequence starts with a film company 's logo ( such as Mosfilm or Lenfilm ) , the film 's title , followed by the scenarist ( the Soviet Union considered the scriptwriter the principal " auteur " of its films ) , followed by the director , usually on separate screens , then continuing with screens showing other credits , of varying number , and finally , the film 's chief administrator - in - charge , the production director ( , " Direktor kartiny " ) .