Research -Title Cards / Moodboard

    Me and my group have decided the title of our film opening will be "Beautiful Life", trying to capture the feeling of girlhood and freedom girls feel by being a girl or being feminine. We have figured out the logistics of what we are going to film and what the plot of the film opening will be. We also discussed the color of our title card will be but have not settled on anything. I wanted to do research about title sequences and the title card of a coming-of-age teen movie.

Title Sequences

    A title sequence is a montage in film that presents the title of the movie, key production members, cast members, while using visuals and sound. The title sequence and opening credits are not the same. A title sequence is specifically designed to set the mood of the movie and often show narrative context. Opening credits are the list of cast and crew that helped make the film. Title sequences are typically short and usually appear in the exposition or beginning of the movie. The title sequence may include aspects that give the audience clues about the narrative of the movie. Sound is an important convention in film openings. Sound is typically included with non-diegetic music that sets up a specific mood for the scene. We are not allowed to use copy-righted music, so I am not sure how we will include sound into our film's opening. A voice over from a character in the film is also used in title sequences, so that is also an option to consider.

Font/Color

    As I said before, me and my group were discussing the name and color of film opening. We did not, however, talk about what font we would like in our title card and opening credits. We talked about using a baby or pastel yellow, similar to the first 2 swatches of yellow in the picture below. I think it really captures the feeling we are going for for this film opening. 

    My group and I did not discuss what font we would like our title card to be yet. I was thinking of using a cursive font for the title card to give the movie a "girly" and feminine feeling since our film opening will be centered around girlhood. A font similar to the one below is what I had in mind, just in pastel yellow color.

    I was also considering using a more childish font to capture the feeling of child-like and innocent girlhood the film opening is about.  A font similar to the one below is exactly what I was thinking. I think the pastel yellow would be perfect with the childish font and the stars.                                                                                                                                                                                      

    For the opening credits, I am unsure if they should be the same font as the title card. If we decide on the first title card option, I think this font would compliment it nicely.

I am caught between two options for the second more childish title card font. I think both of these give off the same feeling I am going for but I am unsure of which one fits better. I will have to talk about it with my group and hear their thoughts before making a decision. 

Moodboard

           

This mood board I made, I think, perfectly captures the aesthetic of the film opening. I found images that showed friend duos from the 2000s, since that is the setting the film opening will be set in. I also tried to find images that represented freedom, joy, and adventure. Me and my group decided that the plot of the film opening will be a friend carpooling to school with another friend and deciding once they get to school, they want to be impulsive and rebel by ditching school and going on an adventure.

    In my next post, I will be analysing 2 film openings of coming of age teen movies. See you in the next post!
 

Sources:

https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/four-types-of-title-sequences/44538667#5

https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/opening-film-sequences-coming-of-age-genre/33295617#3

Yellow Swatch examples

Font examples