Planning: Opening Credits and Typography Ms Heath

Opening Credits

The reason why opening credits are used to start every film is to show who were the main people involved in the making of the film which includes the main actors of the film, the producers, the writers and the director of the film. The use of opening credits is to inform the audience who had a role in the film and what their role was in the film. This creates suspense as the audience can’t wait for the movie to start. Especially if they read the credits and the see well known people were involved for example Morgan Freeman as an actor or Steven Spielberg as the director.

Typography

Typography is the actual words that appear in the beginning and end of the film. The different fonts that is used in the thriller films if used to a good effect can attract the audience and can give the audience a hint to what type of a film it may be. For example if they used font like this then you may think that this Is a drama set in the 1900's or if you saw font like this then you may thing that this is a scary thriller. The entrance of the typography can also be effective if it zooms in on the screen of if it flickers. 

The film “Seven” was one the films we analysed when It came to opening credits and typography. The audience would be expecting a good film not because they have seen it but they have seen the opening credits and have seen famous actors like Morgan Freeman is in the film. The typography itself is flickering in and out which makes the audience uneasy as they have no clue to what the narrative of the story is and the font is written as it is scary which add to the tension.

This film is one of the most iconic thriller films of all time. “Pulp fiction” uses bold text with their typography so you know exactly who was involved in the film. This again was another high profile film with all the actors involved in the film such as John Travolta and Samuel .L. Jackson. The typography used in the opening scene can tell you that this was going to be a big and bold film.

Overall, the opening credits I have analysed have helped me and my group to decide what typography would be best to use in our thriller trailer. We also have an idea on what effect we what the typography to have on the target audience so they are more intrigued to watch the film.