Credit Fonts



This is our groups font research for our opening sequence's credits. We chose the fourth one, 'I still know' from Dafont.com because it is easy and clear to read, but still possesses and eerie and spooky horror quality, which is perfect for our credits.

However, later at the editing stage we came across a complication of not being able to use this font as it was not compatible with our editing software. We eventually decided on the font 'Bank Gothic':

(Screen shot taken from our opening sequences - font - Bank Gothic)

We achieved inspiration for our credits in some of the following opening sequences:

Halloween:

The constant eerie orange, Halloween themed writing is effective because it immediately makes us aware of the genre and basis of the story line, it is simple to read and when joined with the music, works effectively in building tension for its audience.

Nightmare on Elm Street:

These are effective because of the imagery that accompanies the credits set the audience up for the genre specific feeling, the credits are simple text and are made clear to read.

The Ward:

This opening credit sequence is my favourite because it immediately strikes fear into the audience before it has even begun. The mirror quality framing that is underlying the text gives the text a potent quality and is effective in its design. The music is extremely well chosen and suits the genre and the font perfectly.

The Cemetery:

Incredibly scary to watch, but the opening credit fonts are simple to read, but immediately possess a scary quality. Making this film truly horrifying.