Planning opening credits - Miss Georgiou

In a motion picture, the opening credits are shown at the very beginning and list the most important members of the production. They are now usually shown as text superimposed on a blank screen or static pictures, or sometimes on top of action in the show. There may or may not be accompanying music. 

Within the opening sequence from se7en the opening credits are written in white font, this was to stand out from the setting which was filmed in low key lighting. The font was very jerky and handwritten which emphasises danger, this is an effective use of design. The music within the background was also very effective as it is very high pitched and fast paced which creates excitement and adrenaline for the audience. The individual names within the opening credits change to the beat of the music and with the image on the screen, this is a very professional way to present the credits and creates a very strong effect on the audience.


Within the opening credits for Shutter Island the font is written in red, which implies danger and blood, this represents the death and mystery used within the film, the red font also stands out against the dark setting used. Very eery and dark music is used within the background to create suspense and tension for the audience, conventional to a thriller as they want the audience to be on edge. Iconography was also used including guns, jail cells, chains, matches ect; these objects all portray the thriller genre as they are all negative and represent danger. 

Opening credits in thrillers are used to set the atmosphere of the film, they do this by normally being written in a handwritten font to make the audience feel unstable and builds anxiety, they are also normally written in an opposite colour to the contrast of the opening scene. E.g. when the scene is dark, normally set in night with low key lighting, either red or white font will be used to stand out and represent either flesh or blood and when the setting is in a more brighter lighting, black font is used to stand our and represent death. 

Our opening sequence will include red coloured font, as this connotes death and danger, it will also be written in a handwritten, slightly jerky font, this connotes an unstable and unpredictable narrative. We will put our credits in the conventional order of appearance, which will be to put the actors names first, followed by the producers, cameramen, editors, filmmakers, director ect; followed by the title of the film in a larger and bolder font. We will have the music from the opening sequence included instead of a continuous soundtrack suitable to the credits, we will also have the credits placed in various parts of the screen, to avoid interference with the actual opening sequence. 

Our credits will be used in a very authentic font to represent a spooky and retrospective effect, they will be placed in different corners of the screen to avoid clashing with the narrative. The colours we will use for all of the credits will be black, as this colour represents death and mystery, however the film title will be white as it will be shown against a black background. Editing effects will be used for the credits to transfer on and off the screen, this will be used to represent professionalism. We will use credits for the production roles in this order;

• Film title - Aphotic
• Production company - Grey house production
• Actors - Sophie Ledwith & Tom Tovey
• Producer - Devon Thomas
• Director of photography - Scott Arbuckle
• Editor - Tom Tovey
• Director - Devon Thomas