Title Credits

At the end of our trailer, we have to conclude with our own title credits which include things such as the editor, director, author, musing, casting, etc. Above is a short clip of our title credits that we aim to incorporate in the final part of our trailer. Title credits are important as they are essentially the punctuation mark to the film. The credits also give attention to everyone who worked on the film; when watching films, audiences often stay to watch the credits and the end of the film... this can often just be to find out who the actors but also just a general way of allowing the audience to fully take in the impact and message of the film/trailer.

The background and font of these credits have immediate connotations of  a horror with the dark, dull colors  and the faded edges - adding emphasis to the text in the centre. They partially portray an eerie and threatening atmosphere which is an important illusion to have in a horror. The black font on a white background is extremely prominent; the colours completely juxtapose one another... with black having connotations of fear, horror and power - in comparison white portrays the safety, security and purity of the film. We are also able to relate these colour connotations to our characters which is an effective way of creating representations.

The name of the film is written in a different font as it is the most important title. The spaced out letters make it much more prominent on the white background; with the intention that the audience will identify the title and remember it. Also, with relation to the font, the size of the title headings are much larger and clearer than the subtitles... 'Directed by' and 'Edited by'. And this is important again as it is about giving credit to the actors of the film. In the majority of films, the title credits (typically placed at the end of a film/trailer) tend to be a huge Unique Selling Point for them as if there film has a successful, well-known actor in, it is likely that they will be more attracted and engaged by the film. For example, for anyone that has seen Titanic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio; they would know how hugely successful the film was and they would know that DiCaprio is such a successful actor that they would follow him and any films that he features in. And for this reason, displaying the actor names in the credits allow the audiences to know off the actor and as a result want to watch the film.
Despite these specific credits not displaying the actors names, this is something further that we aim to incorporate in our film; however another important USP would be displaying the director of the film. This is another thing that is prevalent in films and trailers as if audiences were to know who directed a film, and alike with the actors; if they had been successful previously... it is likely that they would continue to create successful films and therefore would want to watch there films. Overall, incorporating credits allows audiences to recognise and remember the people involved in the film.

Displaying these kind of titles are also important as typically unless they are the director or are acting in the film... they do not get noticed or praised by audiences. As shown on the left and in our clip above, the credits that are included here are for, the Director of Photography, Production Designer, Costume Designer, Casting and Music. All of which audiences dont really think about when watching a film or trailer - and for this reason it is important that they are included at any stage of the film/trailer, as it is often that the part they play in the creation and build-up to the film/trailer is just more difficult or important as it is for the actors/director.