Hey guys, welcome back!! New week, new excitement!! Today we are going to talk about the font choices that we researched for our credits and title in our opening scene, as well as the positioning of them.
Let's dive into this new week!! So to start off this part of our planning, we began by researching. I started off by looking at the article titled, "50 Brilliant Movie Opening Credit Sequences," published by Den of Geek. This article talks about the importance that credit scenes and the fonts that go with them have in the film, as it introduces the tone of the film, helps to develop an interest in viewers, and helps in the overall sophistication of the production. This article gives various examples of films that have credits in their opening scenes. One particular example that caught my attention was "Bridget Jones' Diary (2001)." This example caught my attention because it starts off highlighting an internal conflict, similar to our story. This film is about a female character, Bridget, who decides to take control of her life and begins to keep a diary. It is an internal conflict between Bridget as she is trying to rearrange her life. Similarly, not only is our film a character vs self-conflict as our character is trying to forget about her anxiety and PTSD from past experiences but it is also told in the first person, just like in Bridget Jones' Diary. These two stories are very similar; therefore, it is a great example that I can use to develop what I want my fonts and credits to look like because it is evoking a similar tone/mood. Here are some of the fonts that are used in the credits and the title of Bridget Jones' Diary.
I liked how the difference in fonts are used in the credits because it creates a more dramatic approach as the cursive style lettering is more personal than the basic block lettering. I also really love and think that it is great how the title is a completely different font from the credits because it creates attention on the title, which in this case is very important (same as our film). Like I've mentioned before, our title is "Don't Look Back," and it carries an important characteristic that our main character is constantly thinking of, which ultimately leads to her downfall.
After getting a clear picture of how we want our fonts to look, we researched more fonts through Creative's Market article titled, "A Collection of Movie Fonts To Add A Cinematic Touch." This helped us to get more ideas on the fonts that we want to use (after knowing what type we are looking for).
Ok, now that we got this covered, let's talk about the positioning of the credits. After looking at some examples from Den of Geek's article, we decided that we want our credits to appear in a soft way, which helps to place more emphasis on what is going on VS the credits. Although we want the credits to have a part in the opening scene by helping to set the tone, we do not want it to take over the focus as the actions happening in our opening scene are important in the development and purpose of our film. For example, in contrast, in the opening scene of "Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2," the credits are introduced through the transition of colors in the letters which helps to put the credits as the main center of focus. This works for this film because the background is full of extremely long shots that are helping to set the setting of the story (and the mood), but viewers' overall attention is not necessary towards the purpose of the story. Here is an example of how the credits were introduced in Twilight:
Alright, THAT was a lot. However, our video really seems like it is coming alooongggg!! Next time we will be talking about the sound choices that we are planning to have in the second portion of our film opening video, as well as a reflection on the filming that we did this weekend! Until next time!!
As always,
Natalia Ballinas
Research Links:
https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/50-brilliant-movie-opening-credits-sequences/
https://creativemarket.com/blog/movie-fonts
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Jones%27s_Diary
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