Group Progress - New Credits

The previous credits in our sequence had to be changed due to it looking to much like a 'essay' font. We changed it so that it  is smaller and each credit is in a different spot on the screen. The actual font itself has been changed to be more slender and creepy like:

 

 

It is more elegant but is also pointed which I think represents our opening. Everything might look normal but there are plenty of small twist and turns throwing the audience and character off-track. I personally like this font a lot more as it looks more professional and matches the genre which is what we were aiming for when choosing a specific font.

Group Progress - Credits

With two members of our group learning how to add in credits and the other two touching up the music we have finally completed the music and learnt how to fade the credits in and out of our sequence! Following the credit order that is used in all films we have started to add in the credits. We also agreed to put our names into the credits somewhere - As I spent a long time editing the sequence in my spare time I was down as editor which I was happy about:

 

 

The font is a simple but bold text that stands out on the screen. As a plain, square font in white we thought it would represent our sequence. The horror is subtle and simple but creates a atmosphere and the text similarly is there before disappearing, like our protagonist. We also wanted the text to be a serif font as a font that was curly and pretty-looking would not match the genre and would make our sequence look girly and pretty rather than simple and creepy.

The Shining Opening Sequence - Sound and Credits

The Shining is a psychological horror film that has a simple yet effective opening sequence. The sound used creates a uneasy, tense atmosphere that contrasts with the picturesque scene of the hills and lake. The credits are simple and cannot be missed as the flow over the screen.

This sequence has effected our group opening sequence as it has given us ideas for music and credits. The music is low, simple and repetitive similar to the one that we made for our opening. It is tense and creates a sense of mystery and enigma about the place the sequence is shot. The low and deep sounding piece of music helps represent the psychological horror genre in a different way by using sound effects such as the strange high pitch noises that can be heard in the clip from 1:25 onwards. If the music was happy and upbeat it would portray a different genre therefore the music suits the current situation perfectly: mysterious music to match a unknown location that the audience is unfamiliar with.


The credits are a soft blue that roll over the scene like end credits usually do at the end of the film. These credits are incredibly simple especially when they are compared to credits in films such as Zombieland where the credits smash when touched:



Although the Zombieland credits are interesting and entertaining to watch the simplicity of The Shining's credits is just as effective as it achieves what credits are suppose to do. They simply inform the audience of the key details in the film. This will be similar to our credits as we are unfamiliar with the program After Effects we will make simple credits which we were unhappy with at first  but after watching The Shining opening sequence we saw that it could match our genre.

Group Progress - Locked

When discussing names for opening sequence we struggled to come up with anything that we all liked. We knew we wanted our title to be only one word as we thought it would sound better. Some of the names we came up with were: Followed, Stalker, After Hours however we didn't like any of these names enough to make them our final name. When we started editing we needed to save the sequence so we needed a name. We spent a while thinking before typing in 'LOCKED'. We agreed to change the name when we come up with something better but the more we looked at it the more we liked it.

 

Eventually we decided to keep the name, it was a simple, one-word title just like wanted and it explained the plot of our sequence in one word: Our character was locked in school with no way out. We created a logo which is a simple white text on a black background so it stood out. To make our logo match the word we switched the 'O' for a lock which I personally think looks good as it is plain and simple.

 

Opening Credits - Zombieland

Opening credits show who had a main part in making the film such as the producer, actors and designers, some are words over a background and others are included in the films footage. One of the most interesting opening credits belongs to the film Zombieland.

Zombieland Official Poster

Before the credits begin the film gives a bit of background to the film as a narrator sets some rules to follow during the film. It is also to set the tone of a horror survival situation but the narration gives it an element of humour. The credits start at 2:40 in the video and are cleverly placed into the scenes. The scenes that are playing are all in slow motion so that they are barely moving, this lets the audience look at the scene and the credits. Each scene shows a different horror that the characters will be facing through the film, the main threat being the zombies.

The credits themselves are placed into the scenes in a bold red text so that they are noticeable  and stand out in each scene however the most interesting point about the credits is that if a character crosses the text instead of going through it the text gets knocked out of the way. This represents the tone of the film as the world is falling apart and fading away much like the text.