Planning Opening Credits (Miss Georgiou)

1. Why are credits important?
Credits are very important as they introduce the important people involved in the film such as the director and main starring actors as well as the title of the film. 
They are important as they set the tone of film and give an indication of the narrative to involve the audience from the outset. 

2. Se7en analysis

The featured colours in this opening scene are both white and black. The black allows the white to stand out and the major contrast of the colours show also allow and the show the contrast between good and bad suggesting there may be enemies in this film making the audicene immediately side with the potential goody and immediately feel more involved in the film. 

The titles of the film are projected by flickering on to the screen. This suggests an element of uncertainty which puts the audience on edge as they know can assume that the battle between good and bad isn't going to be as simple as first believe. 

The conventions of this thriller start from the outset as they appear straight away with low key lighting. This means the titles cannot be seen clearly suggesting that the narrative of story may be not be clear as we first predicted. 

3. Individual analysis
Analyse black swans opening title

The main colours used are black and beige. This is because these colours contrast with each other and are able to highlight each other as they both allow them to stand out. In particular the black font is able to stand out particularly well on the beige bringing importance to the people mentioned and the drawing being created in the background. This is effective as the film is called black swan and so by creating extra importance on the black don't it I turn also highlights the film and sets up the narrative for the film. This is foreshadowed by the ending where the picture emerges to be a swan which again highlights the importance of the swan and combined together- the film.

I would say this style has the characteristics of being harsh and sharp. This indicates the narrative of the film as we now expect the character to also have these characteristics so this, along with the connotations of the colour black suggests a dark, evil character which immediately puts the audience on edge. This in particular is achieved by the use of capitals throughout as it makes the writing more bold and prominent to the reader and stresses the importance and dominance of each person mentioned. 

This film from the outset involves lots of typical thriller conventions. For instance the credits are shown in the low key lighting to create a sense of uncertainty as the audience cannot see very clearly. As well as this an enigma is used as a picture is being used however the audience do not know who is drawing the picture creating an uncertainty and a hidden identity.

The order of the film goes - Production company, Fox searchlight pictures, director, production in association with, music, screenplay writer, producer executive producers, screen play, main actors and film title.


What colours and font style would you choose now planning your opening scene's credits?
Looking at the opening scene and credits of other films has really inspired and influence the decisions when making my own. Now I feel that I would use the colours white and red together as they both have the characteristics that link with my thriller. For instance red connotes the idea of danger, the devil, blood and therefore ultimately death. This is perfect for the thriller genre as they are all common themes so by using red font would set the mood and support the theme of the opening sequence confirming it and reiterating it to the audience.  On the other hand the white of the credits will help to contrast with the low lighting featured in the initial scenes of my opening sequence making them stand out and eye catching yet not too colourful to detract from the sequence.