Research into Titles - Lucy Clark Re-sit

I have been researching how titles and credits are used in films, and in particular in the horror genre. To do this I have watched the openings of several films and then listed the order in which people are acknowledged. This is a copy of my basic notes I made after watching the opening of "Catch Me if you Can". I have found that the institution and production company's names come first, followed by the main cast members or the most well known. The title of the film would be next and then the remaining cast members. After all of those would be the casting director and co-producer and then the rest is shown in my photograph of the list I made.

The reason it is important to research how titles and credits are presented is because it helps to make a film look professional and polished, because it is complying with expectations. When editing our horror film opening, we will ensure that we take this into consideration and follow these guidelines.




In "Catch Me if you Can" the plot of the film itself is hinted at throughout the title sequence, and shown to a certain degree. Whilst the order in which the titles are shown comply with typical film title sequences, it is done in quite an original way through animation. This is something we will try to replicate; a title sequence that conforms with the correct layout but also is something a little bit different.

Partial save of Movie

Due to problems with saving and exporting our final film, we only have a partially finished version so far. It doesnt have the sound effects, institutional logo or film title in it, which we're trying to fix at the moment. We're happy with the finished product, and although this isn't a perfect version, it demonstrates the ideas we had and aids us with our evaluations.

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Initial Credits

This is our first attempt at filming our title sequence for our horror movie; although we think that this looks very effective, it is too long for use in a two minute long opening, and so we need to refilm it, cutting down on the length of time. We chose this idea because it gives the impression of someone looking over the photos of the girls he is stalking, and presents the name of the cast in an original and unexpected way.

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January 22nd

For the past week we've been finishing off the last of our filming schedules and shot lists, ready to start filming on Monday. We've been discussing the final aspects of our film, like how we're including titles and makeup for our victims. For the titles, we're considering the idea of having poloroids of our victims with their names scrawled below in black marker pen. The camera would be panning above with blood dropping down onto the photo as the camera pauses on each photograph. Whilst this is going on, we'd have the audio of the female character screaming.

Gant Chart

Gant Chart

First draft Script

Script First Draft

*heavy breathing*
(muffled voices, loud door slam and the sound of a key turning in the lock)

*whispered*
female voice: f***. F***…f***…*slightly louder* f***

*voice cracks* oh my *raises voice* God

*starts screaming/crying – panicking and hyperventilating, begging, spontaneous*

*sobbing* Let me out!

(key turns in lock again, dead silence, heart thudding noise? Door creaks open)

*whisper* no... please…please no…oh god *gets louder and louder*
(boots thudding across the room, echoes)

*screams, dies down to a humming noise*

Similar Media Works

This is our powerpoint presentation showing various conventions typical of that in the horror genre. This presentation was useful for us to do because it meant we had to research horror films in depth and so therefore gained a better idea of what is expected of our final piece. It also meant that we could see what worked well in films and what didn't, which in turn could influence how we film our horror film.