Credits
Every day I’m are closer to starting to actually record my project. I’m super-exited, but I’m also really nervous. One of the things that I wonder how I’m going to do, and that I yet can’t decide on how, when and where to put them, are the credit sequences. There are so many ways to do it, and they can also work to help the audience identify what is the film going to be about.
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
The opening credits for this film are different, because the first 65 seconds of the film, there’s no shots, it’s just a black screen with white letters showing some background information, plus some credits at the beginning. The credits shown are white letters that have a modern aspect, the credits are capitalized, and why that credit is there, are in lower case (ex. A JOSEPH KOSINSKI film). The credits given before the background information are the production company, who produced it (specific names), and a main actor (Tom Cruse). After the information, which leads to the tittle, there are some other important names with the same letter, but now, there’s a shot on the screen as well. The font used also gives a hint that the film is probably going to have a lot of action, because it’s modern, and it appears into the screen really fast, but then blurs slowly.
Deadpool (2016)
The opening from “Deadpool” sows a chaotic car crash but it’s shown in a peculiar way; in a “frozen” moment. This is shown during a minute and a half, where the camera shows with detail things that are not necessary, like a wallet with some cards that are coming out of it. Rather than showing the actual cast’s names, the editors did a very peculiar thing when they had to introduce the credits, because, for example, when they had to put the director credit, instead they decided to label it as “Overpaid tool”, and the same with the editors and protagonist, labelling them “the real heroes”, and “God’s perfect idiot”. This iconic choice, combined with the upbeat song (in a chaotic car crash), shows a hint that the film is going to be a total chaos, and that it won’t take itself seriously at all. Also, the font used has more pronounced curves, and that also indicates that the film (not only by the letters but also because of the crash) it’s going to be a comedy-action film.
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
This opening is similar to the one from “Deadpool”, because it also uses humorous elements. The film starts with the main character (Peter Quill) with a mask on, and when he takes it off, he plays some music, and starts singing and dancing it. The atmosphere is dark, and intimidating, and the fact that he’s singing and so unbothered by everything (even those “aliens”, who also work as props), and that he grabbed an “alien” and used it as a microphone, it’s funny, and adds humor. The credits are introduced in a font that looks really technological, it is bright yellow, and it appears with a typewriter effect, which makes it look even more technological. This is because the film is a science fiction/action movie.
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