Lesson Notes - 14/12/12

Typography

The aim of this  lesson was to understand what typography, design and the way in which the titles appear communicate to the audience.

Throughout the lesson I considered these connotations: Genre

                                                                        Style/ Mood

                                                                                          Possible narratives

                                                                                          Production values

                                                                                          Themes

Regular way of the order of the titles:

1. Name of studio
2. Name of production company
3. Producer name
4. Starring  - Starting with main characters
5. Featuring - Featured actors
6. Casting director
7. Composer of music
8. Production designer
9. Editor
10. Director of photography
11. Producer
12. Writer/Writers
13. Director

Now I have a good understanding in the way in which titles appear, I feel I will be able to apply this to my title sequence and consider the order of my cast and featured actors.

Analysing Typography

 

Catch Me If You Can



- Titles integrated ( Apart of the action.)

- The sequence is stylised and modern which works alongside Jazz music

- The geometric shapes, colours and lines are influenced by Saul Bass's style and             

techniques.

- Moves smoothly which makes the sequence flow with elegance; movement also suggests a sense of travelling may be involved.

- Suave and sophisticated

- Informal, representing a non serious character; it also foreshadows a humorous aspect

- High production values

- Sans Serif

- Typewriter hints the era of the film is 1960's and the significance of the object

 

I really enjoyed this title sequence and the way in which a range of things such as the genre and era can be identified through the typography used. From this sequence I have taken into consideration how important the typography is and want my title sequence to represent the protagonist and genre through the use of typography.

 

Seven

 - Distorted typography represents the characters state of mind

- Sharp lines foreshadows violence, weapons and suggested murder

- Handwritten giving the audience a sense of the character and suggests a mental illness ( Not stable.) Also gives us a theme of identity.

- Colour of typography is dull and faded looking, this foreshadows a fading character or death.

I like the typography used in this title sequence because it immediately suggests violence and the movement of it allows to identify the genre is a thriller. I really like how you are able to identify so many key/ important aspects of the film just through a simple thing such as

typography. Although now i realise it isn't as simple as I first believed it to be.

Lord Of War

- Not integrated

- Subtle

- Small scale

- Russian Military

- Square suggests not friendly

My most favourite thing about this title sequence was the camera angle, I really like the way in which the audience gets a point of view from an object; the bullet.

 

Forest Gump

- Serrif 

- Similar to Times New Roman

- Constant position, colour and font style. Suggests a continuous character trait.

- Subtle and delicate

- White suggests purity and innocence

- The film is timeless