Editing Knots Landing (section)

==Opening credits==
''Knots Landing'' had five completely different styles of opening credits over its 14 years.
* (December 27, 1979 – March 26, 1981) The original opening of ''Knots Landing'' designed by [[Wayne Fitzgerald]] features a rotating aerial shot of a California beach which dissolves to a rotating aerial shot of roads and houses, gradually zooming in to a freeze-frame of the Seaview Circle cul-de-sac. The camera then zooms in to the top of each house in turn, showing a brief shot of the residents of each home. Photo credits for each of the main actors then appear superimposed over the shape of the cul-de-sac. In the pilot, however, it had the photo credits of the main actors shown superimposed over the house each of their characters live in.
* (November 12, 1981 – May 14, 1987) ''Knots Landing'' unveiled a new opening at the start of season 3. In what is probably the best-remembered introduction, the sequence designed by Gene Kraft begins with a fast-moving aerial shot of the ocean which then tilts up as it approaches the coastline, and the series title appears. The picture, except for the title, fades to black, and the title scrolls from right to left followed by a montage of clips of the show playing in small boxes. Each cast member is credited below a larger box showcasing a close-up of their character, accompanied by three or four smaller boxes showing that character in scenes with other characters.
* (September 24, 1987 – May 18, 1989) At the beginning of the ninth season, ''Knots Landing''{{'s}} producers decided to break tradition with the opening. The intro designed by [[Sandy Dvore]] now features a slow-[[Panning (camera)|panning]] shot over a painting similar to the splattered style of [[Jackson Pollock]]. As the zig-zag panning continues, the cast montage appears, featuring black-and-white shots of the actors inside of small ovular cameos. The posed cameos were dropped in the 1988–89 season in favor of color close-ups taken from the show.
* (September 28, 1989 – May 17, 1990) The eleventh season of ''Knots Landing'' saw the show unveil its fourth title sequence. The new opening designed by [[Castle/Bryant/Johnsen]] now showcases sandcastle structures of the cul-de-sac houses as well as some skyscrapers representing Los Angeles on a beach. It is the only version of the opening without pictures of the cast. The camera twists through this sandcastle community with only the actors' names appearing. From the second episode of this season, the opening splits in two. The cutting takes place during the staff credits. The main theme is adapted as well. Between the two parts of the opening is presented a summary of events in the past episodes.
* (September 13, 1990 – May 13, 1993) To redefine the show for the 1990s, ''Knots Landing'' made one final change to the opening credits by returning to the famous horizontal scrolling clips style, though with faster-moving, color-framed boxes which moved at different speeds and overlapped each other, concluding with a shot of the sandcastle models of the cul-de-sac and Los Angeles from the previous title sequence. This version was designed by Castle/Bryant/Johnsen to be "safe" for the 1990s.