Editing & Research: Conventional Titles

This prezi discusses only a few conventions of the opening credits for a film. I have included an explanation as to why typography is important for my group so that we can create the best atmosphere and mood to our film opening as possible. Since i didn't go into much detail about the credits in The Exorcist, i thought i'd add an important point about the film using red writing. Red, of course, connotes blood, death and horror. It is a colour conventionally associated with horror films, thus immediately giving the audience the reading that the film is about a horror. The typography is bold and written using cap locks which helps to make the credits stand out and appear violent and threatening, therefore further validating the interpretation that the film is a horror film. The text also appears using fades in and out, creating suspense for the audience. The title however appears immediately and abruptly to shock the audience. From looking at this, i now know how important it is to think about the typography, colour of the text and how the credits should appear. Notably the title is the most important element of the credits and through looking at the title in The Exorcist i can see how my group and i will need to make it have more of an impact on the audience in the way The Exorcist establishes its importance through appearing differently and being made larger than the rest of the credits.