Final Researchfundamental elements of our production

Blair witch projectBlair witch project title font that is used for the film, immediately suggests that from just looking at the font it connotes having supernatural events that occur, super natural suggests the meaning of relating to things that cannot be explained according to natural laws like ghosts, spirits and having a super natural force. This relates to the font as it looks like it is floating above the woman’s head in the picture which can connote a supernatural force holding it up. Also the font is sharp from the serif font that has been used it on the lettering this can connote weaponry such as knifes as they are sharp which are used to injure people, this connotes danger. Furthermore the title font used for this supernatural horror film, ultimately sets the tone of horror and mystery because the font used is quite harsh to the eye with the sharp corners and the slight shadowing backing the letters. This connotes a bigger force that is watching you eg like a witch.

The font used for the title of paranormal activity connotes loneliness from the lettering being so far aside from each other and the lettering not being joined together. It connotes lonliness because of the lettering being distant to each other.Furthermore the television like font also suggests that you are being watched, from the textured lines running through the individual letters.We can also say that the shadow, backing the lettering connotes that someone is always there watching you which relates to the story line of paranormal activity if a supernatural figure haunting the family in the narrative. The use of red that is associated in the title of the font connotes aggression, fear, danger and blood. Red is a very emotionally intense colour that will stand out in any title.

Paranormal activity

Scream

The font applied to the horror film of scream connotes weapons and death, this is because of the sharp knife like font used in the title, especially in the letter “M”. Furthermore the font can connote someone shouting and screaming for help with the teeth like font used in the letter “M”. The font immediately draws in the attention of viewers because of the distinct and fun font that applies to a younger mass market audience. Also they are our primary audience and therefore it links to our production quite well.

• Unknown was our first idea for the title of the film, however, there is already a film with this name. We then came up with the name of ‘Unperceived’ a synonym also this title has not been used for any other films that have been made. Unperceived is also a more sophisticated word that will interlink with our secondary audience. Furthermore It refers to the unknowing reason of why the dead partner comes back to haunt the protagonist. We believe that our film title ‘unperceived’ connotes confusion and because our genre is supernatural horror the unexplainable events that occur during our narrative are not able to be perceived by the characters and the audience.

our chosen film title ‘unperceived’

Skinny Fringe font

Blackout font

Slime Font

FTI64 font

O’Clock shadow font

This font that was found on ‘Dafont’ website, was named scary.TTF. This sort of font could be used for title for our film, because of the bold letters that will attract interest than boring letters with no shape to the letters.Also the bold letters may appeal to our specific audience type of secondary audience of niche and our primary audience of mass market because it appeals to a more unsophisticated audience as it is bold and in your face, and doesn't need concentration to figure out what is being seen as it is simple and big. Furthermore the font is seen to be cut in particular places in the letters which can connote drama that would fit perfectly into our narrative.

Fonts

This font on the picture shown is called ‘ShadownsIntoLight.ttf’, it may be applied to our title font because it is simplistic yet effective. By more attention to the font writing than the narrative, with this i mean that we want something that can be used over the opening sequence and doesn't detract from it. This can be used for our film’s title because like the font it is easy to read along to and easily understood. It connotes simplicity and therefore is not very conventional for a horror.

Fonts

The font that is seen in the photo beside is called ‘Death in the Shadow.ttf’. We think that this font would be suitable to our film title because of the filled in font, which can connote evilness and death which can share similarities to our opening scene of unperceived. Also the sans serif font flows onto each other letter like a spirit which can connote super natural which can relate to our opening scene and therefore would suit our film title.

Fonts

The font that was found on da font, is named ‘BlockShadow-Regular.ttf’ this font could be used in our film title because it would be suitable for our film, this is because of the shadowing behind the letters which connotes someone watching you and haunting you which relates to our narrative.

Fonts

Innovative placement of credits in a title sequence

This innovative placement of credits in a title sequence used for ‘Monsters inc’ works well as you can see that the placement of credits is put in a fun and unique way which relates to the narrative of the movie of entering the real world through children’s doors. The placement of the credits work because the colours and font appeal more to the target audience of younger ages because it is easy to read and the fun shapes make it more exciting to look at as a younger child. They are fox thinkers because they are attracted to big visual images and not a lot of text. Therefore why the placement of credits in monsters inc works well. From this we will be taking inspiration from the placements of credits but we wont be taking the whole idea from the colour and shape of the credits because our secondary audience is niche.

The placement of credits used in ‘panic room’ works really well because it suggests a sense of realism from being set in the location of New York City. Furthermore the dull colours blend in well with the location which connotes invasion of personal space because the big font is seen on buildings that you may live or work in which gives personal identity to the audience. We will take the placement into consideration for our placement of credits because it creates tension and a lack of personal space which relates to our narrative as the antagonist is seen haunting her partner in his house which gives a sense of invasion of space.

The placement of credits used in the title sequence does work well because in the narrative it tells a story ‘Psycho’ starting with an insane motel owner who is a killer. The placement of credits is confusing to look at which relates to the insanity of the antagonist. The colour green connotes sickness that relates to the mental ill antagonist that is seen to be insane. Also the blank screens with the writing placed onto it connotes the simplicity of it, this relates to the simple choice of going to a motel with a blank mind not knowing what you are in for. We will be using this as inspiration for our placement of credits because it is simple yet effective. However we would not be using the use of green for our credits because it doesn't suit our narrative

• As a group we thought the score of a melodic/orchestral score throughout shots in our narrative. Including instruments such as violins. Because we believe that it will appeal to a more sophisticated audience which links to our secondary audience of niche

• Atonal piece of music which relates to our genre of horror. Which will help create a mysterious atmosphere to our narrative. The score would be high pitched making the audience feel uneasy and have visceral pleasure.

• Another score that could be used for our production would be orchestral music with scores of cello, viola, violin, piano which would appeal to a younger audience. The low beat can connote the feelings of sadness that relates to our characters.

Types of score for our production