Wednesday 19 December 2012

Typography

Today I will be viewing some types of fonts that can be used for our title sequence. We need something that connotes a horror. I'll be something that  has blurry quick jittery look to it which brings a creepy and disturbed effect to the film. I think a clear white see through font may fit well with the title sequence, which will represent ghosts and a mysterious atmosphere .  It's important the the typography  fits with the genre of film for example we would not use a colour like yellow to represent something scary, although it could represent cowardly.

Importance of typography:
Style/Mood
Genre
Theme

Se7en
The typography of the opening title sequence suggests that this film could be a horror considering that all the names are scribbled or cut quite frantically. The typography in se7en could also suggest that the film is based on someone slightly deranged or that the film genre could be a deranged thriller.
The writing jitters a lot and has a lot of sudden movement which I think yet again links back to the character being possibly deranged or mentally ill.

Catch Me If You Can
It is hard to pinpoint exactly what genre the film is by the font,  but the credits unravel many escape routes for one of the characters during the title sequence, which clearly shows that this character is trying to get away from someone, because of this I expect that the film genre will be thriller.  The  font is very simple but it could be from a typewriter as some of the credits are coming out the typewriter which also features in a key element of the film and also sets a certain time period. The colour of the font changes through the title sequence which I think matches what is going during the title sequence which features a man change his appearance so this could suggest he is disguising himself to get away from his chaser.

I think all the lines that are coming from the credits resemble a title sequence from the famous great saul bass 'The Man With The Golden Man'.

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