Nikol Maciejewska

TITLE/CREDIT CONVENTION RESEARCH

Titles are used to introduce the movie and also give the audience some information about the movie. They are also used to give the audience some ideas about what the storyline could be. Titles also have different positioning in the trailers than credits.

For example in ‘’50/50’’ the title is revealed at the end of the trailer after it is used in the trailer itself. (Main character has a 50/50 chance of surviving cancer). This is used to grab the audiences attention before revealing the title.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TITLES AND CREDITS? WHAT DO THEY SAY/ WHAT ARE THEY

ABOUT?

Credits are usually used in order to introduce the characters from the movie and who they are played by. Credits can also display ratings, comments made by critics, production companies involved and awards won in order to persuade the audience into thinking that the movie is really good.For example in ‘’50/50’’ credits are used to display the production company as well as comment made by critics.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TITLES AND CREDITS? WHAT DO THEY

SAY/ WHAT ARE THEY ABOUT?

Titles:Drama/Comedy – Through titles they give you a few hints about the story line and what may happen or what is related to the story.They sometimes do not show character names, which could be perhaps so that the audience concentrates on the trailers storyline.In ‘’50/50’’ no character names are used and the only titles are shown as the stages of going through with having cancer. This can also generate interest as audiences become curious who plays in the movie and do more research about it.

WHO? (WHO AND WHAT ARE THEY ABOUT AND WHY IS

THIS?)

Credits:Credits are usually used in order to show the audience who plays in the movie or who it was directed by.Sometimes it also shows awards the movie has won. Both are used in order to show good the movie and can also show what budget it was made on. (The bigger the stars playing character the bigger the budget would be).Also if someone likes a certain character they are more likely to watch the movie because they appear in it which would increase sales and profit.

WHO? (WHO AND WHAT ARE THEY ABOUT AND WHY IS

THIS?)

Title: - To make the person

want to watch the movie.

- Without the titles movies would be

nameless, finding the movie you want to

watch would be near to impossible.

WHY? (WHAT IS THE PURPOSE AND WHY ARE

THEY THERE?)

Credits: - It helps the audience to

follow the storyline clearly.- To also give people and

production companies acknowledgement for their work.

Titles: - Usually appear at within the first 15 seconds of the movie. - They are a maximum of 10 seconds apart (Sometimes it can be more/less)- Editing plays a major part in the layout of the titles.- Pace also plays a part in the duration of the titles. For example if the trailer is in

fast pace it is more likely that the titles will be short and not far apart from each other so that they match the trailer.

Credits:- Credits usually appear towards the end of the trailer.- They are usually spread apart so that there is not too many of them.- They last long enough to let the audiences read them.

WHEN? (WHEN IN THE SEQUENCE? HOW CLOSE TOGETHER/ HOW FAR APART/ HOW LONG TO THEY LAST

ETC.)

EXAMPLES (THE FAULT IN OUR STARS)

Title

- The title is usually placed at the end of the trailer.- This could be so that the audiences stay concentrated on the storyline and don’t

get distracted.- They can also be used in order to keep the audiences interested.

WHERE IS THE TITLE PLACED IN THE SEQUENCE?

WHY?

Titles in drama trailers usually leave the audiences wondering what will happen to the character and how will their story end. They leave the audiences with questions about the movie. Why do they meet that specific person? Do they survive? (if death involved) Will they get what they wanted? Will they get over the obstacles?Titles also introduce the characters or reveal specific information which attracts the audiences attention. For example:

HOW DO THEY FIT WITH THE NARRATIVE STRUCTURE AND

NARRATIVE ENIGMA?

It is hard to define a style for genres. Most (Drama/Tragedy) trailers try to match their style/font to match the content of the trailer rather then the genre in itself.

Usually light colours are used to blend in with the feeling of the trailer and not stand out too much. They are not surrounded by hard light colours in order to match the

theme of sadness and to induce a specific feeling onto the audience.

HOW? (HOW ARE THEY DONE, STYLE/FONT/COLOUR/ANIMATION)