Notes on my Titles

I have been thinking about my film’s titles and I have decided how I am going to
present my titles. I am going to run my titles alongside the events in my film opening,
and I am going to have my titles appear in the negative effect of the background,
meaning that my titles should be seen at all times. For my actually movie title, I plan
to use an erratic style font with the sound of chalk being scrawled against a
blackboard in the background. The background will be black and the title will be
white, this should hopefully show the audience that the title has been written and will
give the film more of a story feel, making the audience feel that the story is personal
to the character. Since the events that will follow will show the main protagonist
writing in her diary, the audience will immediately recognise this character to be
central to the film’s narrative.

Below is an example of the opening titles from a film. (NOTE: This has been taken
from the website http://www.jamesoregan.com/Edsville/edcredit.htm#Front, so please
don’t sue me!)
 A Really Big Production

presents

an Alan Marr Film

Edsville
1. The initiation in
Starring charge of the Film
seen here…

2. The Film’s titleStuart Clow and Kathleen Laskey

seen here…
Executive Producers
3. The list of
Alan Marr, Stuart Clow, James O'Regan characters will appear
here, usually in order
of appearance.
Producer

James O'Regan
4. The film’s producers
are seen here, in order of
hierarchy.
Associate Producer

Annie O'Donnell

Supervising Editor 5. The film’s editors

are seen here, in
Olaf Relitzki order of hierarchy.

Editors

David Hicks, John Karolidis

Music
6. The writer of the
film is seen here. Rick Shurman, Mark Hukezalie
7. Other people who
need to be credited
Written by will be seen here…
Alan Marr, Stuart Clow, James O'Regan

Director of Photography
8. The director’s name is
the last title to appear.
Harry Lake

Directed by

Alan Marr
 Using this example as a rough template, I have constructed my own title running
order which I will use for my film’s opening.

Order Description Type Time Duration Colour Style

1 Aero Productions Logo 00:00 4 Red, Yellow Light
2 Lone Raven Pictures Presents… Logo 00:06 3 Black, White Formal > Erratic
3 An Aaron Evans film… Producer 00:11 3 White Formal > Erratic
4 Based on a true story… 00:15 3 White Formal > Erratic
5 Starring Actor 1 Actor 00:19 2.5 Negative Erratic
6 Actor 2 Actor 00:23 2.5 Negative Erratic
7 Actor 3 Actor 00:27 2.5 Negative Erratic
8 Actor 4 Actor 00:31 2.5 Negative Erratic
9 Actor 5 Actor 00:35 2.5 Negative Erratic
10 Shadow of the Mind Title 00:39 5 White Erratic
11 Produced by Aaron Evans Producer 00:46 2.5 Negative Erratic
12 Edited by Aaron Evans Editor 00:50 3 Negative Erratic
13 Soundtrack by Kevin Macleod Music 00:55 3 Negative Erratic
14 Music composed by Kevin Macleod Music 01:00 3 Negative Erratic
15 Sound effects by Partners in Rhyme Music 01:05 3 Negative Erratic
16 Written by Aaron Evans Writer 01:10 3 Negative Erratic
17 Directed by Aaron Evans Director 01:15 4 White Erratic