Title Sequences

I decided to look at the conventions of titles and how they are used in film, to give me an insight into how I can use Titles in my Thriller film.

Titles and title cards can be distinguished as follows:

• A single title card contains one name credit. Typically used in opening titles to display the name of the lead actors and the creative people involved in the movie. Generally referred to as the above-the-line credits.

• A double title card contains two name credits. Typically is used to display the names of supporting actors and additional creative people involved in the movie.

• A triple title card contains three name credits. Typically used to display the names of additional supporting actors.

• A multiple title card contains more than three name credits. Typically used to name additional supporting actors or extras.

• A main title card displays the main title of the movie.

• Scrolling titles are titles that move sequentially in and out of frame, generally used as end titles.

• A lower third is a title placed on the lower-third of the screen (although there might be other screen placements you could consider), generally used to display the information—name and title—of a person being interviewed or a location.

• Subtitles are titles placed on the lower-third part of the screen (or sometimes on the top of the screen to avoid covering relevant information on-screen or previously existing lower thirds). These are generally used to translate dialogue in another language.

• Intertitles are title cards that display the time, place, prologue, or quotes. In silent films, an intertitle is often used to convey minimal dialogue or information that can’t be deduced from the talent’s body language or the scene’s settings.

- http://masteringfilm.com/giving-titles-to-the-types-of-titles/

Here is an example of how Titles are used in the Robert Altman's 'The Player'. As we can see there is continuity in the use of font and colour for the Main title and single titles. 

Titles are used to depict the genre of a film. In the top left-hand corner where the Main title is presented, the use of a scratched font on a back drop of council flats, infers that the film is aimed at a working class audience who would understand what the film is trying to get across. This and the name of the film, 'This Is England', again infer that the film covers the harsh realities of a dark and troubled, urban England.

'Forest Gump' adopts orthodox typography, similar to other 90's films of a similar genre, such as Matilda and Mrs Doubtfire, which all include an underlined moral message. The simplicity of the film's logo is what perhaps adds to its iconicity. The use of this simple font across the title screens infers that this is not your typical horror or thriller film but actually has connotations of happiness.