Research:Typography - Mrs. Quinlan

Typography is how the writing is presented to the audience. As we analysed typography we looked at the following things: style, size, letter case, and colour. Doing this research was in order for us to have a better understanding of how we should present our language in order to make it conventional to the thriller genre. Each genre has its own typography look and I needed to make sure I knew what was common for thrillers.


Below are some thriller examples that I analysed to get inspiration from:




The Number 23:

The typography in ' The Number 23' the typography is quite child like and all of the place. Knowing that every letter has its own number, it shows the audience that the film has something to do with codes. The writing is boldly subscribed which shows he doesn't want to forget it and indicates the importance of everything written down. Additionally its all written in pen which is unusual as everyone types things in modern society. Most importantly, audience that has a relation to the number 23 gets drawn into the title.




Seven:

The opening credits for Se7en are one of the most iconic openings ever. The typography indicates that its a thriller movie even before the audience is introduced to the movie it self, also the opening credits are accompanied by montage to give the audience an insight into the film. Moreover the typography is very distorted and flashes up on the screen which gives the audience an uneasy feeling about the film. The words look like they've been carved with a razor or a knife which is an important aspect as we see an unknown character with a razor during the opening credits. The flashing opening credits indicate the unknown characters persona as it indicates that the character may have a bad mental state.




Halloween:

The typography of Halloween gives away the genre and the theme of the movie as the colour orange gives it all away. The typography is big and bold, which is actually common of thrillers made within the 80's. The role of the team is slightly smaller than the persons name which gives a lot of credit to the people who are in it. I like this and will look to use this in my opening. Another thing is that the names are in capital letters and again, I like this as it stands out to the viewer.


Overall, this research into credits has been beneficial as it has given me some ideas on how I want my typography to look. I like the fact that white is used against black which is what I plan to use, and also a scratch look as it creates feelings of mystery and uncertainty. I think I wall also plan to use capital letters for the names as I want the work of me and my group to be noticed by people who watch it.