Planning Opening Credits- Miss Georgiou

Planning Opening Credits

Opening credits are displayed during the beginning of mostly all media products. They are used to convey the main roles involved in the production process and who was involved. In regards to a film they are usually ordered as followed; the most featured actors within the film, then usually followed with the title and the rest of the production members. For many films the credits are presented over the top of the action, introducing the audience to the film, as well as all of the various people that helped create the film. Sometimes however the credits are simply paired with a static image or blank screen. The editing style of the credits and the font helps to create a foreboding for the audience, as to what type of film they are about to watch and what is likely to happen. Within this post I will be evaluating the techniques featured in the opening credits of the classically acclaimed thriller film, 'Se7en', and discussing the myself and my groups personal progression towards our finalized opening credits. 

Se7en's Opening credits

Firstly, these credits are presented over moving images and shown in a prevalent white text colour. The colours presented throughout the credits are predominately black and white with subtle red suggestions. A black and white theme within thriller films is highly conventional, displaying connotations of two apposing sides i.e. good and evil. The white tones are used to represent innocence, which in turn leaves the viewer immediately questioning how the theme of innocence is applicable to the film, as they become aware that the film is presented through the perspective of two detectives. The black tones also represent mystery created by the seemingly illogical compilation of fleeting images. The theme of mystery is also a foreboding of what is to come within the thriller film. 

The first introduction to the colour red is at 0:12 of this clip; a red line is centered between a drawing of two hands. For this image we can infer that the colour red represents blood, and the ominous character holds the blood of another or life between their hands, hinting at a sinister form of power and control by a foreboding murderous character.
 The font of the credits them self are conveyed in about two font types; the first is a style similar to a type writer and is used for the title and the main roles (such as director). The other font is a type of scribbled, childlike style; the immature childish text is used to enhance a sinister tone from the outset as the idea of a child's presence is disturbing, considering the gruesome imagery being shown. The childlike writing could also promote a troubling naivety and lack of understanding for right and wrong. In turn suggesting the mystery character, implied within the opening credits, is not in the slightest remorseful for their actions, a trait that encapsulates the twisted mind of a psychopath. 
The editing style of these credits are what I would describe as manic. There is no consistent rhythm portrayed for the transition of the images shown, each one harshly flicks to the next one. The fast flashes of images creates a disturbing viewing as some of the images are so fast the viewer can not make out what they are showing. The hidden images from the audience creates the idea of subliminal messaging, which in turn leaves the viewer immediately anxious from the hidden imagery and mystery created. In addition, the text itself is layered with effects, differing from white flashes and overlapping of text. The over lapping effect is followed through into the transition of shots also. Personally if I were to look in depth, as to why this effect is used, I feel that the fading could represent the slow deterioration of the ominous character's victims as they become hazy through the loss of blood. It is highly conventional of a thriller film to include a point of view shot from the victim as their vision becomes increasingly distorted and indistinguishable once they have been seriously injured. In turn I feel this imagery fits well with this over lapping and therefore forebodes the deaths to come for the audience. 
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