TK - Titles

We had decided from the start that our titles would appear over the party scenes exclusively, as this would set them to a good rhythm and pace. We began work in After Effects, choosing a font based on our previous research into titles of the thriller genre.

The first titles we made, denoting the casting of Ollie Bignell and Lara Pain in leading roles, lasted for about two seconds each, and are the first titles to appear in the party scenes. We wanted the titles colours to interact somewhat with the changing colours of the party scenes so we put them on the "difference" blending mode and this fit very well. We tried out overlaying the titles centre frame, however this proved too intrusive to the visuals of the shots, and what worked much better was placing each title to a different side, placing Ollie's name to the left and Lara's to the right. 

Lara's is especially well placed, as the text appears over her figure in the frame, forming an instant link for the audience.

We had two design ideas for the end title:

We settled with version 2, as it fit better with the intended music that we wanted in the end scene. It helped settle in the audience after the violent hit has been suggested. Originally it was planned that we would have the title appear on the hit of the hammer to Ollie's head, but this felt too aggressive, so I had the idea of having the title fade on after a short blank screen. The refinement of this would have to suite how the music would play out but both of us favoured this change.