Titles and Credits

Titles and Credits

When looking at titles and credits it is important to take in various factors as to how to make the film opening effective. I have found by researching titles and credits that it is essential that they are visually tied to what the film is about. I have looked at various genres and we as a group have decided on the psychological thriller route, therefore it is important that we do not reveal too much in the titles, by which I mean that there is a tendency not to name the actors to make the audience believe more that the characters are real and are in danger of not making it through the film.

It is also important to take into consideration  how long the titles and credits are on the screen for, I think it is vital that we have the titles on the screen for the maximum of 4 seconds to give the audience a chance to take them in. I have looked at various films and had to think very carefully  where and how our own titles are going to be shown. I thought that it would be a good idea if we could have a mail man walking up to a door and a letter could be sent through the door, this could be followed by credits and titles shown on the envelop of the letter. Therefore working our titles and credits into our film and allowing the audience to see the action at the same time.

Fonts, colours and the order that the titles have been established is a crucial in films as this also conveys to the audience a lot about the film. When filming we need to pay attention to what colours stand out as if there is a muted background with titles it would be hard for the audience to notice titles and credits. Colour stereotypes are also important as for example red can represent the colour of death and a murder or love and hate. I think we should not use titles and credits with drastic effects for example blood dripping off the letter, as this can be seen as unprofessional.

 

Production company  logo ideas

• 10-20 seconds long
• Possible clocks in the background, doesn’t necessarily have to be tied into what the logo's name is about. However I think it could look effective.
• Spooky sinister hum – non diegetic sound should be played when the names are being shown.