Words and lettering played a big role when the first silent films were being produced. Film titles made their appearance in the earliest silent films, along with letter cards which provided context. These cards were the responsibility of the lettering artist, who collaborated with the scriptwriter and director to create narrative continuity so that audiences could follow what they were seeing. apart from these titles was the film’s main title.
Here is the main title from D.W. Griffith’s 'Intolerance', 1916, who many people consider the greatest film of the silent era. Note that variations of the director’s name are featured in five ways:
the first movie to have end credits was west side story made in 1961
below are some examples of production companie logos which have changes over the years due to the evolution of the business and the evolution of filmmaking
films of the same genre of our title sequence that work the narrative and genre into the theme of their titles.
- the girl on the train
the girl on the train is a murder mystery film which I think fits quite well into the narrative of our title sequence. the font of the opening titles are spaced out and discreet until you get to the title of the movie 'the girl on the train' which almost has a strobe double effect to it where the same letters are overlapping each other. this fits in well to the genre and narrative of the sequence as it makes it look mysterious and like something has gone wrong as the title of the film is not neat, I think this ties in well to the genre and narrative of our opening title sequence as our sequence could have the potential of being a murder mystery or a disappearance film and the abandoned lake definitely gives off the connotations of solitude and wondering.
- candy man
the next films opening title sequence I think fits well into the genre and narrative of our opening title sequence is candyman. even though candy man is a horror/thriler genre, our opening title sequence defiantly gives off the impression of a thriller genre movie. the reason why I love this title sequence relating to our title sequence is the idea of solitude it gives off. the arial shots of the cars on the road make it seem like the film can go anyway in terms of narrative as it does not establish much therefore the titles fit in well die to the soft but bold font which gives off vintage vibes as the film is so old. our title sequence also has a pre 2000 vibe due to the old hut on the lake giving it a creepy old scenery.
from these examples I can take inspiration for my titles for my sequence by been able to see how the titles are placed in the scene so the shots are not blocked and the titles don't overpower or not fit the narrative of the sequence. it can also show me how important it is to have a font that fits in with your opening title sequence so the finished product looks clean, professional and not overpowered.
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