Opening Credits - Ms H

Opening credits

opening credits are shown at the beginning of a show and list the most important members of the production. They are usually shown as text superimposed on a blank screen or static pictures, or sometimes on top of action in the show. Some opening credits are built around animation or production.

The purpose for opening credit is that it shows/points out the important people that are included in creating the film or production. it allows to spend a moment allowing the audience to know who created what feature of the film and also who ever played a part in the film. 

As well as showing/telling the audience who was involved in the production of the film, the opening credits is the beginning of the film which it gives some sort of background to the start of the film and a thrill to the audience. while showing the important names there is animations going on in the background, for example in the film se7en the opening credits have a man doing awkward things in the background such as knitting on a piece of paper and also cutting up pieces of paper that does not make sense which creates a thrill and tension amongst the audience.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEq-4fua3lM






All of the actions within the sequence (book pages turning, making tea, drawings), are in a dull colour tonality. This is a plot giveaway to the audience; that the film is dark, and makes it seem more chilling, as the images used are quite provoking. Especially as he crosses out the eyes on the photograph of a little boy. The actions within the sequence become increasingly sinister looking, as only a pair of dirty hands are shown performing them. These hands imply to the audience that they belong to an odd, and most likely central character to the film; so the audience already feels like they understand this character, without being shown his face, or knowing his name. The actions are not shown in chronological order, and often 'double vision', and flicker across each other; however, the actions seem to focus around making something. All these factors just create confusion amongst the audience and fear in what is going to happen in the film.


Typography 

In traditional typography, text is composed to create a readable, coherent, and visually satisfying whole that works invisibly, without the awareness of the reader. Even distribution with a minimum of distractions and anomalies are aimed at producing clarity and transparency.

As we could see this is one type of typography where dark blue font has been used and the font has been placed in the centre of the screen. We also have a plain black background which makes the writing stand out.