Planning - Titles

This section of the blog is all about the titles that will be used during the opening sequence of the thriller film. When choosing which titles to use, it is important that we do not just think about who is credited with making the film but we also think about the position of the titles on the screen, the font of the titles and the colour of the titles. 

Below is a list of the titles that should appear in the opening sequence and the order of the titles:
1) The name of the company that is bringing the film to the audience. For example, MIH Productions presents...
2) The name of the production company should appear first of all to tell the audience who the film has been made by. For example, A Friday Night Production
3) The next titles that appear will be those of the people starring in the film. For example:

• Rebecca Eloise
• Melissa Hogg
• (The first two names appearing in the list are those of me and my sister who are appearing in the film) 
• Jonathan Stevens
• Caroline Anderson
• Steve Harold 

4) The next title is that of the person responsible for the casting - Casting by Peter Hayworth
5) The next title is the designer of the costumes - Costume Designer - Kate Daniels
6) The next title is the person responsible for the music - Music by Danielle Redford
7) After the music comes the person responsible for the editing - Editing by Melissa Hogg
8) The next title is the director of photography - Director of Photography - Harry Kenneth
9) After the director of photography, the executive prodcuers are listed - Executive Producers - Tina Marshall, Harry Kenneth
10) Then the person responsible for the screenplay appears - Screenplay by Chris Lewis
11) The penultimate title is the director - Director - Melissa Hogg
12) The final title is the name of the film. This flashes onto the screen - Intruded       

Position of the Titles
From looking at old pieces of work, the position of the titles on the screen is important. So that the shots in the opening sequence are not covered up or the quality of them is not compromised, it would be best for the titles to appear at the edge of the screen. They will fade onto the screen so they appear calm. This is a contradiction to the film itelf which is centred around a very tense situation.

Colour of the Titles
The titles will need to stand out on the screen so white would be the best option. This means that the titles would be obvious on the screen and would not obscure the view of each shot.

Font 
The font of the titles will need to relate to the thriller genre. So, the font of the titles will need to be something quite unusual. Below are ideas for the font that could be used for the titles:

Yu Gothic - 

Times New Roman -

Segoe UI Black -