Typeface Development: Title + Credits

This blog post contains research on a bunch of typefaces and title ideas for our movie opening scene project. This blog post was done by my team member, Kristine, however I changed her words into my own.

Examples I liked₊˚ʚ ᗢ₊˚✧ ﾟ

1. [⏺REC]

I liked this idea because the font and style of the text looks slightly different from other found footage titles, making it unique and special. The red dot and bracket basically gives the reader an impression that the movie is like a recording, so the audience knows it is a found footage film. In the second version, the blood splatters gives the audience an idea that the movie is going to involve sensitive topics such as murder, death, or gore. However, this title card was shown at the end because the filmmaker wanted to keep it realistic while still adding the title.

2. The Blair Witch Project

The opening scene was very short because the title card appeared before the movie started. In found footage films, an opening scene is not always necessary in order to keep it realistic. I like how the title was really simple (like a normal text) but it had strong reasons behind it. Using a small title makes the audience feel like they are watching raw, unedited footage, which helps keep the film immersive.

3. Grave Encounters

In my opinion, this was a clever way to add a title card because it didn’t really feel like one. What's particularly good about it is its font, because it stands out from other found footage movies. This is due to its distorted look, which gives off an uneasy feeling, such as paranoia or hallucination.

4. Cloverfield

This title card is really interesting because they purposely made it look like it came straight out of a camera (the timestamp and font). We could use this as an inspiration to help make our film feel more realistic. I like how the editor used different tech-style fonts to give the reader an impression that they're watching a video recording from a camera. 

5. Spree

This is actually similar to Grave Encounters, where the title card was hidden in the scene to keep it realistic. I think this opening scene is really cool and smooth because of how the transition was done (the app's name that was featured in the movie is also the movie's title). This serves as an inspiration to us because we could use the book’s title as our title card. I also like the simple, clean font with a red title, which gives off an eerie feeling, as the color red symbolizes danger.

Credit/names˖ . ݁✶⋆.˚

Starring:

1. Drew: Panji Wiradharma

2. Carrie: Kellie Collins

3. Lyla: Lamiya Zara

Editor:

1. Maisie Halomoan

Director:

1. Kristine Lambert

Why we might NOT add credits:

In a lot of cases, found footage films don't usually have opening credits in order to keep them realistic. Since we wanted the same style, we decided not to include any credits at the start. Adding them would break the immersive feeling towards the audience and make it feel less realistic.

10 typeface choices˚ ❀˚ ༘♡

Discussing connotations✿⋆𓆉︎⚘°

1. VCR

The picture above is an example of how it'll look like if put in our project. I like this font because it's basically the font that a lot of found footage movies use, hence it is very commonly seen. It keeps the found footage style authentic. However, what I don't like about this font is how the font looks too old for a modern found footage film, so it doesn’t match the 2019 setting that we decided on. On its own, the font looks weird and might need vintage filters to make it feel more realistic. Without them, it could break the film’s uniqueness as a found footage. 

2. Punktype