Intertitle

An intertitle was a word, name, or description used to indicate the passage of time, establish the location of a place that appeared on screen in a film or a television program, or introduce the theme/title of the work.
Beckett Mariner's 2380 holo-novel Crisis Point: The Rise of Vindicta used intertitles to establish the locations of Kabba Lake, Douglas Station, and Idlocana VI. Brad Boimler's 2381 sequel Crisis Point II: Paradoxus also used intertitles to establish the locations and time dates of Tatasciore IX, Starfleet Aquatic Research Center, Sydney, Australia, Starfleet Headquarters, and the Third Moon of Shatanari. ()
File:Kabba Lake, Command Retreat intertitle.jpg|"Kabba LakeCommand Retreat"
File:Douglas Station intertitle.jpg|"Douglas Station"
File:Idlocana VI intertitle.jpg|"Idlocana VI"
File:Europa - Starfleet Temporal Laboratory.jpg|"Europa - Starfleet Temporal Laboratory"
File:Tatasciore IX.jpg|"Tatasciore IX"
File:Starfleet Aquatic Research Center, 2341, The Great Soolian Algae Crisis.jpg|"Starfleet Aquatic Research Center, 2341, The Great Soolian Algae Crisis"
File:Sydney, July 15, 1982.jpg|"Sydney, July 15, 1982"
File:Founding of the Federation, 2161.jpg|"Founding of the Federation, 2161"
File:Third Moon of Shatanari.jpg|"Third Moon of Shatanari"
== Appendices ==
=== Background information ===
In the truest sense, intertitles were only used sporadically throughout the first seven . They were not otherwise used in any of the first five series, save a few sparse exceptions, the most notable of which were those used for establishing the passage of time during the Year of Hell in the episodes and . 
Outside of this, intertitles were frequently used to issue the caveat "To Be Continued...", so as to establish that the episode had reached a cliffhanger. These cliffhangers were often concluded with an introduction by a narrator, a medium that became the modern variation of the intertitle.
==== Establishing time ====
File:In the 23rd century intertitle.jpg|"In the 23rd century"
File:Star Date 8210point3 intertitle.jpg|"Star Date 8210.3"
File:Stardate 8454point1.jpg|"Stardate 8454.1"
File:78 Years Later intertitle.jpg|"78 Years Later"
File:Year of Hell, Day 1 intertitle 1.jpg|"Day 1"
File:Year of Hell, Day 4 intertitle.jpg|"Day 4"
File:Year of Hell, Day 32 intertitle.jpg|"Day 32"
File:Year of Hell, Day 47 intertitle.jpg|"Day 47"
File:Year of Hell, Day 65 intertitle.jpg|"Day 65"
File:Year of Hell, Day 70 intertitle.jpg|"Day 70"
File:Year of Hell, Day 73 intertitle.jpg|"Day 73"
File:Year of Hell, Day 133 intertitle.jpg|"Day 133"
File:Year of Hell, Day 161 intertitle.jpg|"Day 161"
File:Year of Hell, Day 180 intertitle.jpg|"Day 180"
File:Year of Hell, Day 207 intertitle.jpg|"Day 207"
File:Year of Hell, Day 226 intertitle.jpg|"Day 226"
File:Year of Hell, Day 257 intertitle.jpg|"Day 257"
File:Year of Hell, Day 1 intertitle 2.jpg|"Day 1"
File:Eleven Years Earlier intertitle.jpg|"Eleven Years Earlier"
File:Three years later intertitle.jpg|"Three years later"
File:One week later intertitle.jpg|"One week later"
File:Planet, Far Future.jpg|"The far future..."
File:Six days later intertitle.jpg|"Six days later"
File:Six hours later intertitle.jpg|"Six hours later"
File:Stardate 43929point9 intertitle.jpg|"Stardate 43929.9"
File:Seventeen years ago intertitle.jpg|"17 years ago"
File:In the 25th century intertitle.jpg|"In the 25th century"
File:Two weeks ago, intertitle.jpg|"Two weeks ago"
File:Present day, intertitle (Disengage).jpg|"Present day"
File:Before intertitle.jpg|"Before"
File:Present day, intertitle (Seventeen Seconds).jpg|"Present day"
File:5 years ago intertitle.jpg|"5 years ago"
File:Present day, intertitle (No Win Scenario).jpg|"Present day"
File:Present day, intertitle (No Win Scenario)-2.jpg|"Present day"
File:Two hours later intertitle.jpg|"Two hours later"
File:Three hours later intertitle.jpg|"Three hours later"
File:Four hours later intertitle.jpg|"Four hours later"
==== Establishing locations ====
File:The Genesis Planet intertitle.jpg|"The Genesis Planet"
File:Nimbus III in the Neutral Zone intertitle.jpg|"Nimbus III in the Neutral Zone"
File:The Planet of Galactic Peace intertitle.jpg|"The Planet of Galactic Peace"
File:Paradise City Nimbus III intertitle.jpg|"Paradise City""Nimbus III"
File:Romulan Imperial Senate intertitle.jpg|"Romulan Imperial Senate"
File:Iowa intertitle 1.jpg|"Iowa"
File:Vulcan intertitle.jpg|"Vulcan"
File:Iowa intertitle 2.jpg|"Iowa"
File:Class M planet Nibiru intertitle.jpg|"Class M planet""Nibiru"
File:San Francisco Starfleet HQ intertitle.jpg|"San Francisco""Starfleet HQ"
File:London intertitle.jpg|"London"
File:Kronos intertitle.jpg|"Kronos"
File:Coordinates 23point17point46point11 Jupiter intertitle.jpg|"Coordinates 23.17.346.11""Jupiter"
File:K'Tuevon Prime intertitle.png|"K'Teuvon Prime"
File:Romulus colon Capital World of the Romulan Star Empire intertitle.jpg|"Romulus:""Capital World of the Romulan Star Empire"
File:Beta III intertitle.jpg|"Beta III"
File:Kalla System USS Solvang intertitle.jpg|"Kalla System""USS Solvang"
File:Qualor II intertitle.jpg|"Qualor II"
File:Starbase Earhart intertitle.jpg|"Starbase Earhart"
File:Orion Pirate Outpost intertitle.jpg|"Orion Pirate Outpost"
File:Klingon Bird of Prey Che'ta' intertitle 1a.jpg|"Klingon Bird of Prey Che'ta'"
File:Lower Decks intertitle 1b.jpg|"Lower decks"
File:Vulcan cruiser Sh'vhal intertitle 2a.jpg|"Vulcan cruiser Sh'vhal"
File:Lower Decks intertitle 2b.jpg|"Lower decks"
File:Pakled Clumpship Pakled intertitle 3a.jpg|"Pakled Clumpship Pakled"
File:Lower Decks intertitle 3b.jpg|"Lower decks"
File:Borg Cube 90182 intertitle 4a.jpg|"Borg Cube 90182"
File:Lower Decks intertitle 4b.jpg|"Lower decks"
File:Laap System intertitle.jpg|"Laap System"
File:Tars Lamora prison colony alien intertitle.jpg|""""
File:Tars Lamora prison colony English intertitle.jpg|"Tars Lamoraprison colony"
File:Starfleet Academy, San Francisco intetitle.jpg|"Starfleet Academy, San Francisco"
File:Los Angeles intertitle.jpg|"Los Angeles"
File:Okinawa intertitle.jpg|"Okinawa"
File:M'talas Prime intertitle.jpg|"M'talas Prime"
File:District Six intertitle.jpg|"District Six"
File:Chin'toka Scrapyard intertitle.jpg|"Chin'toka scrapyard"
File:Open space, Alpha Quadrant intertitle.jpg|"Open space, Alpha Quadrant"
File:Earth intertitle.jpg|"Earth"
File:Somewhere in Klingon Space intertitle.jpg|"Somewhere in Klingon Space"
File:Orion intertitle.png|"Orion"
File:Risa intertile.jpg|"Risa"
File:Kalla System intertitle.jpg|"Kalla System"
File:Earth intertitle.jpg|"Earth"
File:Daystrom Institute intertitle.jpg|"Daystrom Institute"
File:Daystrom Institute Megalomaniacal AI Penitentiary intertitle.jpg|"Daystrom Institute""Megalomaniacal AI Penitentiary"
File:Ecuador intertitle.jpg|"Ecuador"
File:Plymeria intertitle.jpg|"Plymeria"
File:Tyrus VIIA intertitle.jpg|"Tyrus VIIA"
File:Grottonus intertitle.jpg|"Grottonus"
File:Kyron 4 intertitle.jpg|"Kyron 4"
File:Balkus 9 intertitle.jpg|"Balkus 9"
File:Glish intertitle.jpg|"Glish"
File:Sherbal V intertitle.jpg|"Sherbal V"
File:New Axton intertitle.jpg|"New Axton"
File:Somewhere in the Beta Quadrant intertitle.jpg|"Somewhere in the Beta Quadrant"
File:Qo'noS-The Klingon Homeward intertitle.jpg|"Qo'noS""The Klingon Homeworld"
File:Oversight Council Chambers intertitle.jpg|"Oversight Council Chambers"
File:Praxon IV intertitle.jpg|"Praxon IV"
==== Establishing time and location ====
File:Earth High Sierras 1967.jpg|EarthHigh Sierras1967
File:Mars, October 19, 2032.jpg|.
File:Broken Bow, Oklahoma 30 Years Later.jpg|Broken Bow, Oklahoma30 Years Later
File:London 2259point55 intertitle.jpg| 2259.55
File:Utopia Planitia Shipyards-Mars, 2385-14 Years Ago intertitle.jpg|
File:Starfleet Headquarters-San Francisco, Earth 2385-14 years ago intertitle.jpg|
File:Château Picard, France - 48 Hours Earlier intertitle.jpg|
File:Starfleet Headquarters - One Month Later intertitle.jpg|
File:Moon of J'Gal - A Few Years Ago, intertitle.jpg|
File:Starfleet Academy - 13 Years Ago intertitle.jpg|"Starfleet Academy""13 years ago"
=== Opening crawl ===
The opening crawl was a form of intertitle used to establish context for the opening scene of a film or episode. They figured prominently in both the premiere , where it was introduced in the script simply as 
On Stardate 43997, Captain
Jean Luc Picard of the
Federation starship Enterprise
was kidnapped for six days
by an invading force known
as the Borg. Surgically altered,
he was forced to lead an
assault on Starfleet at Wolf 359.
...and the premiere , where it was introduced in the script as 
Unhappy with a new treaty,
Federation Colonists along
the Cardassian border have
banded together.
Calling themselves "The Maquis"
they continue to fight the
Cardassians.
Some consider them heroes
but to the governments of
the Federation and Cardassia,
they are outlaws.
=== End title ===
File:The Human Adventure is Just Beginning intertitle.jpg|"The Human Adventure is Just Beginning"()
=== External links ===
* 
* 
* Opening crawl at Wookieepedia, the Star Wars wiki
Category:Literary devices