Own credit ideas- Miss Hartt

Own credit ideas

Talk about colour, font, font size, position of credits, effects, length of time, what the credits say and refer to other film credits

The first thing we discussed involving credits was what each credit would say. We decided that we were going to use the following credits: Name of production company, A film by, Starring, Casting by, Music composed by, Production designer, Edited by, Produced by, Written by, Directed by, Eye Spy (name of film). We looked at other films to help us with the opening credits as they show how spaced apart each credit is and what the credits say.

We chose the colour red for our credits because it represents death and fear which are conventions of the thriller genre. Originally we chose a font that looked digital to fit in with our theme but it did not look like a typical thriller font so we changed it to the font shown in the image below.

 

We put all of the production roles at the top of the screen and the names at the bottom of the screen so that every time a new credit is shown it can be clearly identified. We tried to keep all of the credits on the screen for roughly the same amount of time and all the same size except for the final credit which says "Eye Spy" because it is the end of the opening scene where the screen turns back and the credit starts off small but then zooms in. We added an effect called "earthquake" to the credits that showed our names to make the credit look more thriller-like.

Character Representation- Miss Hartt

Character Representation

It is important for the audience to have a relationship with the characters because it enables the audience to identify each character's purpose and emotions. By building up a relationship between the characters and the audience, the audience can understand why certain things happen in the film.

We knew that we had to choose characters that are similar to those that are in popular thriller films so that our production would appeal to our audience. Because our group had 3 members, we knew that we had to at least one member directing the film so we could only have 2 characters (we could have used actors from outside of our group but it would be a lot harder to organise filming days). Once we had determined who was going to act in the production (Daniel and Liam) we had to decide who was going to play the villain and who was going to play the victim. We tried to keep our characters stereotypical by having Liam as the villain and Daniel as the victim because Liam is a lot taller than Daniel which makes the villain have a lot more power than the victim.

Daniel plays a young adult that lives with his parents and he spends a lot of the time on the internet. This means that he is a relatable character for the target audience because many young adults go on the internet a lot. He is vulnerable as he lives on his own, he wears a white top to show innocence and the audience would feel sympathetic when he dies because they are given no clear indication as to why his death occurs. By showing him being murdered, the audience may be scared because the same could hapen to them.

Liam plays the killer who wears a mask that hides his face. This creates an enigma for the audience because they want to know who the killer is and know why he killed the victim. The victim is also taller than the victim which represents how much power the killer has over the victim. He is shown to the audience at the end in around 10 shots, so not much can be identified from him. The audience portray him as evil and find him mysterious because he does not talk and wears a distinctive mask. At the very end of the opening scene, he looks up at the camera which is done to shock the audience.

Credit analysis- Miss Hartt

Shutter Island analysis

The credits are wrote in white for the majority of the opening as many of them are wrote on top of a black or a dark background to show good against evil. Each credit is on the screen for around 3 seconds and are all the same size font except the final credit which is the title of the movie. Some of the credits are red, which can symbolise a warning towards the protagonist or could represent violence/death.

When the credits appear they shake for a few seconds. This effect is used to make the audience focus on the credit. The last credit is wrote in large red writing on a black background. The camera then zooms in until the whole screen is black. The transition from red to black shows the warning that is given and how it eventually leads to darkness/evil.