The opening credits are used to inform the audience about the producers, directors, cast, the title e.t.c They give the people who were a part in the making of the film credit and notice.
Sevens opening credit analysis
In class i watched the opening credits sequence for Se7en i focused on four different points that are important when creating the credits for the our opening sequence. Firstly i analysed the fonts colours, they were white on top of the duo background of blacks and greys. These colours were used in a very clever ways to represent the characters and foreshadow the future of the film. The white speaks for the victim, it portrays innocence and vulnerability. The black foreshadows death and hurt further in the film, it also represents the antagonist and their their emotions.
Another asset i looked at was the style of the credits apart from colours, i watched the way that they changed and their font. The font was thin and almost looked sharp, the corners of the letters were pointed. As each credit changed it twitched and stuttered. Both these different elements were conventional for thriller credits because they infer threat or danger, the sharpness and twitching show the film as unpredictable and foreshadows someone being a target of murder attempts.
In the opening credits of se7en there were many conventions of a thriller, for example the iconography of weapons such as blades and the images of victims, the low key lighting and slow editing. All these things make the clip effective because they are stereotypical of the shock suspense and surprise on the genre. They add to the tension because it make the audience aware someone is planning to do something evil.
The credits are shown in an particular order to shown important and to give the people involved with the creation of the film recognition. In se7en the production company was the first credit that appeared, next was the director them main actors, title, more actors, music, editing etc. They are shown in this order so that audience remember the most important of the team and who needs more thanks.
In the opening credits of se7en there were many conventions of a thriller, for example the iconography of weapons such as blades and the images of victims, the low key lighting and slow editing. All these things make the clip effective because they are stereotypical of the shock suspense and surprise on the genre. They add to the tension because it make the audience aware someone is planning to do something evil.
The credits are shown in an particular order to shown important and to give the people involved with the creation of the film recognition. In se7en the production company was the first credit that appeared, next was the director them main actors, title, more actors, music, editing etc. They are shown in this order so that audience remember the most important of the team and who needs more thanks.
My idea
This is my idea for the credits to use in our opening sequence, I have made it as conventional as possible so that is as effective as possible. The font is white on a black background inspired from the Se7en sequence, i chose this because the colour connote stereotypical emotions for a thriller film. The white connotes innocence and purity of the once again stereotypical victim, and the black portrays evil of the antagonist in our narrative and the deaths he causes.
The font i have chosen is normal square shape but it looks like it has been drawn i chalk, there are some gaps or scratches and the certain letters are filled in. I thought the font being unclean and jagged would make the clip look more unstable, relating to our antagonist mental state. I created the credits like this to emphasise our narrative and the characters.
The position of the writing on screen is going to be changed in each shot, in some places it will be high up or to the side and in others i will be centred or low down. I have done this again to represent the antagonist unstable mental state. The credits being scattered portray the antagonist as being unpredictable and unreliable.
Charlie and Ryan's ideas
Both Charlie and Ryan's ideas are similar they have chosen quite bland plain fonts which i think is a disadvantage of their work. It doesn't really contain any conventions of a thriller they are simple meaning they can not connote a lot about the narrative of our film.
Ryan's positioning isn't very creative, the credit is placed in the centre side of the screen making it quite simple again. Also his font size is too small the credit he has use for his example it the title, i think the title should be big or in the centre of the shot but Ryan has chose to have the font extremely small.
Charlie's font is almost the same as Ryan's is it small and plain, which isn't very helpful when trying to create conventions of a thriller. Although i would say his is slightly better than ryas because of the size, Charlie has chosen a medium size font so that it stand out better, which is clear when comparing the two.
Both Ryan and Charlie have picked to have the font white against a black background which is also what i chose. This is an advantage for all three of us because the colours connote the conventional emotions for a thriller film.As explained in my idea the white connotes the victims innocence and the black portrays the antagonists evil and the deaths he causes. All of our colour ideas have considered the narrative of our opening sequence and have been used the convey the characters in the stereotypical way.
Ryans
Both Charlie and Ryan's ideas are similar they have chosen quite bland plain fonts which i think is a disadvantage of their work. It doesn't really contain any conventions of a thriller they are simple meaning they can not connote a lot about the narrative of our film.
Ryan's positioning isn't very creative, the credit is placed in the centre side of the screen making it quite simple again. Also his font size is too small the credit he has use for his example it the title, i think the title should be big or in the centre of the shot but Ryan has chose to have the font extremely small.
Charlie's font is almost the same as Ryan's is it small and plain, which isn't very helpful when trying to create conventions of a thriller. Although i would say his is slightly better than ryas because of the size, Charlie has chosen a medium size font so that it stand out better, which is clear when comparing the two.
Both Ryan and Charlie have picked to have the font white against a black background which is also what i chose. This is an advantage for all three of us because the colours connote the conventional emotions for a thriller film.As explained in my idea the white connotes the victims innocence and the black portrays the antagonists evil and the deaths he causes. All of our colour ideas have considered the narrative of our opening sequence and have been used the convey the characters in the stereotypical way.
Ryans
Charlies
Looking at all three of out ideas we have chosen to base our opening credits on my design because we think it follows more conventions than the others. The colours foreshadow the stereotypical characteristic of the character in our narrative, for example the victims innocence. As our opening sequence isnt very long this means we have to fit in the more releveant and nessicary people or companies first going in order of what or who helped the most. For the order of out credit we are going to have the main people who where important to the creation of our opening sequence. We are going to have the production company first then the title, the main cast, directors, more cast members and them the title again. We have done them in this order to give the most important team memebers notice for their work and so that the audience rememeber main figures involved.
This post demonstrates some proficient understanding of what the purpose of opening credits are. The analysis points that you have included on Se7en demonstrates some understanding of the codes and conventions, but you need to ensure that you have considered the role of the antagonist further and the effects that are created.
ReplyDeleteYour individual font designs demonstrate some understanding of thriller themes and conventions that you are inspiring in creating. But you need to ensure that you have fully explored your choices and decisions in more detail. This can be achieved by considering the themes of your thriller and the narrative.
You have made a start in analysing the credits from your group members, but you need to explain which design you will follow for your sequence, to demonstrate further planning techniques.
Finally you need to show evidence of what your credits will say and where they will appear.