Planning opening credits - Miss Georgiou

List of uses for opening credits

-  To inform the audience of the different roles of characters
-  To show the production company of the film
-  Show the title of the film
-  To introduce the mood/style of the film


Se7en opening credits analyse

The colour of the font used is white, whereas the background is back, showing a huge contrast in colours on screen, making the font easier to view alongside the dark images on screen. Hints of red are shown throughout the opening credits also. White is conventional of portraying good and innocence, whereas black is used to show evil and bad. The white font shows the names of the actors playing the characters in the narrative, showing that they are forces of good, and that they are trying to compact the bad due to the theme of the film. The hints of red are used to portray blood, red itself being occulted with blood and death, connoting to the viewer that the theme of death shall be present through the film.

A number of thriller conventions are shown throughout the credits. The use of colours creates tension for the viewer as dark colours such as black and bloodshot red are used throughout the opening. As such used are often associated with dark themes, the atmosphere created is very eerie and dark, creating tension for the viewer as the images on screen are being seen at a very fast pace, making it unclear as to what the viewer is seeing, creating further tension because of the mystery aspect created from such. As the images on screen are shown at such a fast pace, it creates surprise for the audience due to the contrast in the speed of the sequence.

Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitts names are shown, after which the title of Se7en is shown. This is done to show the audience who the significant characters in the narrative are, and also to promote the film by showing those famous names are in the film. As Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman have large fan bases/followers, therefore having them as the main focus of the trailer caters the film towards the individual fans of those actors

This is the title font for the opening credits that I created myself via final cut pro.  I did a number of things to ensure that I followed the typical conventions of thriller films with the types of text often used. I made it so the colour of the text is clear and easy to view, but also faded into the black back ground, as the narrative of the film has a dark element to it, therefore the colours used complement the typical conventions of what is usually associated with the colours used, as having a bloodshot red background arguably would be more conventional however the narrative isn't gory therefore a more subtle dark colour which has an element of mystery towards it is more appropriate. I positioned the text so that it is tilted towards the side. I done such as it connotes instability within the narrative, making the title seem more interesting as the viewer will question what the narrative is about due to such positioning. The font text used is rather large and clear, having large spaces between each word, making every letter stand out. The title of my group and I's thriller is undecided as it stands, however we intend to do a short one worded one (similar to that of real thriller films), therefore this text type would suit it as it shows extra significance towards the title itself as it will cover the majority of the screen and will be easily visible due to the size and spacing.

Samantha Apperley - Thriller title idea












Positives

- Blurred text adds an element of mystery to the title, making it seem eerie and unsettling.
- font used looks similar to that of real thriller titles, making it more realistic


Negatives

- The title is placed in the top left hand corner of the frame, which is unnessary as it is done to no suitable affect, therefore placing it central in the frame would be more suitable as it is the main focus of the frame, as the black background is used to make the white font more clear to view.
- Blurring the text does add an eerie element to the text however, it is not very clear to view

Mikaeel Khaliq - Thriller title idea











Positives

- Large, bold text is very powerful and striking to those viewing it
- Title is very clear and concise, yet still has a strange and eerie element to it due to the fade in colour near the end of the text
- Black smudges on the text makes the title font districtive from other ones similar to it, making it unique

Negatives

- The title covers the majority of the frame, making the text smaller but keeping it bold would be more suitable for a thriller film as it looks more suitable for an action film as it stands due to how striking it, as the narrative we have estabilished is rather eerie and has a mystery element to it, making a smaller and stranger looking title font would be more suitable


Summary

As a group we have decided to go with mikaeel's title font. This is because it is very striking for the audience, as well as being very clear to view as it hasnt been altered to be blurry, rather a fade has been used to create an element of mystery and to set the tone of a mysterious atmosphere for the opening credits.