Title and credit's research- Horror Thriller

Today we are going to carry on editing our footage. We have been told to focus mainly on the title's and credits. Before my group started editing we decided to research other horror films title's so we could get more information to make our opening sequence stick to the conventions. I went onto the site 'art of the title' and this gave me a range of opening sequences to choose from.


The first opening sequence I looked at was 'Dawn of the Dead'. The titles for this film were very basic and plain, and they used basic bold red font to represent blood maybe. Instead of just fading off the screen, they disappeared by being smeared, almost like someone was wiping the blood away. This created tension, and added to the effect of trying to make the audience fearful.

The title. 

The title's in the middle of a transition. 

Another opening sequence I came across was 'Dolls'. A swirly white font is used on a plain black background with a small china doll face that almost blended in with the background. The transition used was a fade to black and this kept it simple and it looked professional. The use of white and black creates a very creepy atmosphere, instead of a gory, bloody one. This is what my group aims to do.

'Dolls' Titles.