Font and Colour Scheme Research

For our opening sequence we are going to show the credits/titles with the montage style. After most shots of the murderer we are going to flash up the credits to make it part of the montage. This is used well in the opening of Se7en which we have inspired from.
The black screen flashes up and then the titles flash over it, making the white stand out more. Because the titles are in a handwritten for it gives the impression more that the man seen on screen is the murderer as he is also writing in the sequence. The writing also looks jagged and sharp which makes the man seem evil and dark and the fact that the font flashes up quickly, it gives it a "shaky" effect. This relates to the thriller sub-genre well and also adds to the effect of the sharp, jagged font.

Another title sequence we liked was the Panic Room opening sequence. The titles in there were done somewhat differently in this sequence than to Se7en. The font was big and bold compared to Se7en's small, handwritten font. The font does stand out in the sequence as it is very large and covers most of the screen, with the city skyline in the background showing the setting. The colour scheme of the font is not bright colours compared to the Se7en colour scheme, however because the titles seem to merge with the buildings behind we still notice it just as much.

When compared each title sequence is completely different, yet both still effective. The Se7en sequence uses colour to make the titles stand out whereas Panic Room uses the size and font type to make the titles stand out. This research has made us think that if the titles are too be effective we will need to make sure they stand out well on the background and also are in a clear font that relates to the sub-genre.