As we started to create our title sequence for the opening of our thriller movie, researching other thriller films was a useful way of indicating the appropriate language and format in which to present our titles.
One hour photo
One hour photo
The hand that rocks the cradle
The hand that rocks the cradle (1992)
This was a thriller that was made two decades ago, so whilst title sequences somewhat remain the same, it was important to remember this whilst I watched the opening.
The typography used was white and swirly, connoting a misleading nature as this isn't conventional for the thriller genre. They also used different size fonts to emphasis the main companies and names in the titles, drawing the audiences attention to the most important and influential parts of the text. The use of using smaller fonts for connectives and descriptions is a key concept I recognised in both thrillers, something that will be crucial in making our thriller creditable and more realistic.
The title sequence contained in running order:
- The production company with the logo and associated theme music.
- The production company 'presents'.
- Listings of the other production companies involved, that haven't been involved in the distribution. 'in association with'.
- The director 'A film by'
- Starring roles. Although with no description.
- The title if the movie
- Followed by more starring roles.
- The casting director 'casting by'.
- The music co-ordinator 'music by'.
- The wardrobe designer 'costume designer'
- The co-producers 'co-producers'
- The film editor 'film editor'.
- The production designer 'production designer'
- The photographer on set 'director of photography'
- The executive producers 'executive producers'
- Who wrote the film 'written by'
- Who produced the film 'produced by'
The title sequence although noticeably long was placed over various master shots of the house, also cross-cutting was used to a tracking scene. This kept the audience interacted, although as our group has decided to keep our title sequence separate from any of our opening shots, it's important we use a more condensed and appropriate order and amount of titles.
One hour photo (2002)
This was in comparison a newer film and was noticeable through the format and presentation of the title sequence. The title sequence was a black background set against white writing with simple typography. Although the main theme of the film (photographs) is noticeable through the symbols integrated into the titles. This is an area, if possible we should also use. As it's a good way to introduce the audience and entice them with a key motif of the film. The titles also fade out red giving a sinister feeling and fitting the conventional recognisable colour scheme for the thriller genre. Another idea I think we may want to include in our title sequence.
The title sequence contained in running order:
- The production company with the logo and associated theme music.
- The production company 'presents'.
- Listings of the other production companies involved, that haven't been involved in the distribution. 'in association with'.
- The title
- A black screen for a few seconds.
Key concepts to pick up from our research (if possible)
- The use of a key motif integrated into the title sequence.
- Using a smaller font for connectives and descriptions.
- The concept of fading the titles out red.
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