Texts and Wordings in a film

Film makers have to use specific terms and texts in order to make a movie, the film industry uses words that are media related such as ‘casting, props’ instead of using ‘items and characters’ to make it seem professional. Text of the movie depends on the theme of the film, and the text (credits) has to be big enough to see clearly and readable.

Examples of words used in FilmsPlot - refers to all aspects of the narrative that we see on screen.Set - This term refers to the actual construction in which the

actors are filmed. Sets are usually built for a film, as opposed to shooting on location, where a scene is shot in the actual place in which it occurs in the film. If a film crew shot on location in Venice, Italy, for instance, they might actually be shooting the scene in gondolas on the canals.

Prop - another term borrowed from theatre. A prop is generally any object on a set, though clearly the objects that characters will touch become more important. A trumpet, for instance, might be part of the backdrop in a music store scene, but if a character is going to play the trumpet, the prop takes on more importance.

costumes - what the characters are wearing. Even if a character is wearing contemporary clothing (in some cases, the actors’ own clothing), that clothing is still considered a costume.

Producer is the term used for the person who has created the film.Director is the person who visualizes the movie based on the script, creates

shots, suggests how the actors should portray their characters, and helps to edit the final cut. In other terms, the person in charge of putting converting a script into a movie.

Association is the word used to describe groups/organisation who are joined in the film for a purpose.

Example of music credits & dancers

Credits in a movies, showing the casting of Iron Man

Here is an example of an association with credits and producers mentioned in the film

Texts used in Films Text is the most widely used and flexible means of presenting information

on screen and conveying ideas. The designer should not necessarily try to replace textual elements with pictures or sound, but should consider how to present text in an acceptable way and supplementing it with other media. Users will also be put off by the display of large amounts of text and will find it hard to scan. To present credits the information should be presented concisely under clear separate headings such as casting, props, costume etc. Subtitles are also a form of text which help the audience understand the dialogue and it’s useful for those that have hearing difficulties.

These are examples of text titles. Although the background of these titles are colourful, the text is bold and stands out, allowing the audience to know what the titles of the movie is. The font and colour of the text reflects on what the theme of the movies is, e.g. horror, action, romance etc.

Subtitles in films- these are used to make it easier to engage with the audience

Here, text has been used to presents the castings of a movie. The text is bold and big enough for the audience to see and are written in white which is reflected on the black background.