Credits are used at the beginning and endings of films in order to give credit and recognition to those used in the creation. This is seen as important as their hard work is to be recognised and their name should be known seeing as they were involved. The opening credits also allow the audience to establish the genre.
We analysed the credits to the film se7en for both inspiration and knowledge of the usage of credits in films. Our first thing we noticed was as the credits rolled it linked in with the genre of a thriller. It did this by obtaining low key lighting and a usage of dark colours so, the font stood out against the rather depressing and dark background. The use of low key lighting is conventional to the thriller genre as it creates suspense and fear of the unknown. By using this within the credits it allows the audience to know what type of film they are watching and alows us to create an atmosphere for them from the offset. A handheld camera is used in order to create a jerky and unsteady image adding enigma and a sense of jolting to the clip which, too involves the audience in the film from the very beginning and helps establish and define the genre we are using which is a thriller.
As well as looking at the credits for se7en we decided to also look at the credits used in Black Swan. The credits used had similarities to those of which used in se7en but, also had a it's very own distinctiveness that made us a a group very inspired and educated for our own. The use of music hurting the credits was of a high pitch and was creepy and uncomfortable to listen to. This is conventional to the genre as a thriller is to do those things but, it made us an audience engaged and excited to view the following after the credits had been seen. The black swan allowed us to see how important credits were, as the actors names were of a familiarity which, enticed us to continue to read the following after as, it had caught our attention. We hope that by using the inspiration from both The Black Swan and Se7en that our our credits featuring in our video will be as effective as their's was.
In conclusion the use of credits within our film will allow us to inform our audience into the creation of our thriller and to give recognition to those who had an involvement. By using and watching other thrillers credits we were able to see and take inspiration from the credits which, in result will improve our own. Overall, the research into credits has educated us as a group and as individuals into credits and the importance of them.
In our thriller film we have decided what type of credits we would like to use. We have gathered this from watching our inspirations, taking notes and taking our own thriller concept into account. We have decided that we are going to use a black font, which, will stand out on our chosen background and also knowing that the colour black will connote fear and danger. Here is what we would like our thriller credits to look like:
As we can see from this font it is rather jolted and the letter lengths are irregular which, makes the audience feel as if the thriller itself will be un-easy. Below is a font that as a group we decided would be the least likely font for us to use:
This is due to the font being quite flowery, girly and of a 'pretty' nature. This would not fit our concept of a frightening thriller as the font would connote something else rather than this. We also have taken into account the connotation of colours such as, Black connoting dark, fear of the unknown and Red connoting things such as danger and fear. By using the correct colours we present the right message to our audience of what kind of themes will be in our thriller film. For example if we decided to use yellow credits we may be giving the wrong idea to the audience and may not be meeeting their expectations. Also within our opening credits we have placed in effects in order to create smooth transitions from credit to credit. For example: we use a blur for the title which, then gradually fades away to connote that our main character gradually fades away and leaves the thriller film. By doing this once again our audience is made aware of our thriller plot and we are achieving the requirements they want by, presenting the credits in an interesting way.
To conclude we are happy with our choices and feel like we have taken a lot of great care and detail into the choosing of them due to, the research, discussions and group meetings we have had regarding them. We feel our thriller opening credits will fit in with the conventions of a thriller film and will impact on our target viewers efficently.
Our Thriller Film:
Actors- Tiernee Long, Isla Hearn
Director- Sophie Elliott
Title- The Contiuity
Music- Emma McComish
Costumes- Charley Kay
Editing- Sophie Elliott + Charley Kay
Production- Guneet Bathla
Writing- Erika Gardiner
Co producer- Holly McComish
This post demonstrates some understanding of why credits are used. You have made a start in analysing two examples, but further discussion and explanation of your points is needed and this is because your analysis is too basic. Therefore, you need to elaborate on the points that you have included and aim to explore the following points:
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2) Audience relationship/expectations
3) Effects used
You have also made a start in explaining your choices for selecting one font design over another, but you also need to explore how this information was shared within your group.