Credit Font Analysis and our Chosen Font

Juno

The fonts used in these credits are intended to look hand drawn, which matches the sketched background. They all have shadowing with the light source in the top left hand corner. Each line is coloured differently, but it is all from with in one colour palette- neutrals.  They are placed in different areas of the shot each time- this could represent a lack of order in Juno's life. The titles are all written in capitals, sans serif font which makes them more legible.

Scott Pilgrim vs the World

 The titles in this are again in capital letters, using a sans serif font. This increases legibility and also the sharp edges created by the capitals could represent the sharp, heavy beated, non diegetic music in the background. The font used is similar to Arial Bold. The titles are either in black or white- depending on the back ground, but they are all shadowed by the contrasting colour. All of the titles in this sequence are central in the shot, suggesting their importance.

The Conversation

The titles in this sequence are solely white. This is because the background isn't changing dramatically. There are 2 sizes of writing in this sequence: the title (for instance 'music') is around half the size of the name ('David Shire'), this is because the names of the people are more important. The font used is quite thin and with out shadowing and also it matches the title logo. This is so the continuity is kept. All of the frames in the opening sequence have shadows- with a light source of right; the titles are all placed in the right side of the screen- suggesting that they are the light source-the brains behind it all.

Days of Heaven

The titles in this sequence reflect the era in which it was set. The font is similar to what would have been used on the newspapers of the day- this could suggest an informative element to the film. White is used to stand out from the grey scale background, but not stick out like a soar thumb. Like every other opening credit sequence that I have looked at, all of the names are in capitals- suggesting importance whilst also making it more legible. They are all situated in the bottom half- central- suggesting some importance, but without covering and disguising the picture.

Conclusion

From looking at other film opening sequences, we have found out that the most important aspect to consider when choosing our title will be its visibility and legibility. Also the fonts used represent the film.

Our film is about a writter, and so we feel it appropriate that our titles are hand written on old lined paper. We will keep all of the names in capital letters to aid the visibility, and to conform to the conventions of title sequences.

We asked some lads around school to write 'pose and prose' in capital letters to get an idea as to what their hand writting would look like.