Tuesday 12 November 2013

Film titles and Intertitles

Film Title

Some classic examples (and the origin/meaning) are listed below:

Saw= Weapon which is the films icon.
Paranormal Activity= the basis of the plot.
The Shining= the unknown cause?  
The poltergeist= the basis.
The hauntings in Connecticut= Vague however sounds similar to a real historical event.
Scream= the effect of the horror.  
Bag of bones= Gruesome and strongly associated with the genre.  
Carrie= Names the pro/antagonist.  
The others= Fear of the unknown.  
The evil dead= the basis of the plot.

Generally all of horror movies use titles which reveal the source of the conflict. Therefore finding a suitable title for the trailer we compose should serve the same purpose. This will target directly the appropriate market as well as give the viewers a figure or a character to fear rather than an idea. It develops the realism.  

Possible titles which have the same effects and meaning as those above are listed below:

Knives

Entity revenge

Shattered

A human beast

Hidden deaths

Approaching

Lost bones

Helena

The unseen

Vengeful dead

After sitting down with the group to create a title for our film trailer we decided that we would ask other peers in our class what they thought a title could be for our horror trailer, each of them agreed with the title Shattered after listening to our plot because it fits in well with what happens during the plot, items shattering, characters looking shattered etc. 
Intertitles 

These are necessary to develop the trailer plot as well as engage the audience. Often they will question the audience and exaggerate the dangers found in normal life. They are impactful and informative.
Often they will create a code of enigma such as will anyone survive? and who is the killer?
We intend to use a relatively small amount of intertitles; nonetheless the ones we use will be important because they will focus the scenes.


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