Editing Stargate SG-1 (section)

=== Opening title sequence ===
''Stargate SG-1'' has had several opening title sequences, which are generally preceded by a [[teaser act]]. The credits are normally sixty seconds long. Richard Dean Anderson was the only ''SG-1'' actor whose name appeared before the show's title. Michael Shanks' name was moved near the end of the opening credits with the appendage "as Daniel Jackson" after his return to the show in Season 7. Some DVD versions of early ''SG-1'' seasons have different opening credits from the television versions, as do the direct-to-DVD films. Composer Joel Goldsmith adapted [[David Arnold]]'s ''Stargate'' feature film score for ''SG-1''{{'}}s opening title theme, which remained the same during the run of ''Stargate SG-1'' and its direct-to-DVD films.

[[File:King Tut Ankh Amun Golden Mask.jpg|thumb|The opening credits of ''Stargate SG-1''{{'s}} first five seasons show Ra's mask in close-up, which is similar to [[Tutankhamun]]'s golden mask (pictured).]]
The first opening title sequence, used in the first five seasons, shows a slow-pan camera move over [[Ra]]'s mask. The ''Stargate SG-1'' producers had run out of time before the premiere of Season 1 and simply re-used the accelerated opening title sequence of the feature film.<ref name=ac_402/> [[Ra]]'s mask had been created in the feature film's model shop and had originally been filmed with a [[motion control photography|motion-control camera]].<ref>{{cite video |people=[[Dean Devlin|Devlin, Dean]] and [[Roland Emmerich|Emmerich, Roland]] |date=2001 |title=Audio Commentary for [[Stargate (film)|Stargate]] |medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> Partly because [[Ra]]'s mask looked cross-eyed, Brad Wright approached the art department in the following years to produce a new opening title sequence; however, the sequence remained the same until the show's move to the Sci-Fi Channel. During the first five seasons when the show was syndicated, a separate introduction was used; this intro is still used by Sci-Fi for Seasons 1–5. This version uses action shots of the original cast.<ref name=ac_402>{{cite video |people=[[Peter DeLuise|DeLuise, Peter]] and Tichenor, James |date=2001 |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 4 – Audio Commentary for "[[The Other Side (Stargate SG-1)|The Other Side]]" |medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref><ref name=ac_610>{{cite video |people=[[Andy Mikita|Mikita, Andy]]; [[Damian Kindler|Kindler, Damien]]; Menard, Jim |date=2001 |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 6 – Audio Commentary for "[[Cure (Stargate SG-1)|Cure]]" |medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref>

The opening title sequence of the first two Season 6 episodes shows a turning Stargate, for which a [[Frazier lens]] was put as close as {{convert|1/8|in|mm}} to the Stargate prop.<ref name=ac_610/> The opening credits of the following episodes intercut this material with live-action shots of the characters from previous seasons and ended with the SG-1 team stepping through the Stargate. The opening credits stayed the same in the next two seasons except for minor clip and cast changes. The opening credits of Season 9 intercut shots of the Stargate with action sequences similar to the previous opening credits, although the Stargate was visibly computer-generated. The Sci Fi Channel cut the opening credits from sixty to ten seconds in their original broadcast of the first half of Season 9, but reinstated the full opening credits after strongly negative fan reactions.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2005/09/sci-fi-to-reinstate-full-length-openings/|title=SCI FI to reinstate full-length openings|date=September 1, 2005|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|access-date=July 20, 2007|archive-date=January 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128162549/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/09/sci-fi-to-reinstate-full-length-openings/|url-status=live}}</ref> The writers poked fun at this move in ''SG-1''{{'}}s milestone episode "[[200 (Stargate SG-1)|200]]" in Season 10, showing a five-second clip instead of the full titles.<ref name=ac1006rccbw>{{cite video |people=[[Robert C. Cooper|Cooper, Robert C.]] and [[Brad Wright|Wright, Brad]] |date=2007 |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 10 – Audio Commentary for "[[200 (Stargate SG-1)|200]]" |medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> Beginning with Season 10's "[[Company of Thieves (Stargate SG-1)|Company of Thieves]]", the last clip of the opening credits shows Vala Mal Doran almost missing SG-1's trip through the Stargate.