Analysing Titles - 'Art of the Title'


One of the conventions in an opening sequence which can instantly indicate genre to the audience is the use of titles, and the font used on those titles.

As part of my opening sequence I will be including titles, wither over the top of the images from the film or as separate title cards. I will look in more detail at title sequences for films from the horror genre, making a note of how the titles appear on screen and in which order they come. To help with this I am going to look at a website dedicated to the production of titles, including end credits but also those titles which appear at the beginning of films.


The 'Art of the Title' website displays a whole range of titles for films and TV series from a range of genres, including the horror genre, and I hope that by looking at sequences contained on the website I will be able to notice patterns that appear in horror film titles and get some inspiration for potential fonts I may want to use for my own titles.

Here are a number of title sequences on 'Art of the Title' for films from the horror genre.



'Midsommar'


'Candyman'


'Psycho'


'The Cabin in the Woods'


'Final Destination 3'


'The Shining'


'Insidious'

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