| Titles
Titles should be short and written in a large font which
is easy to read. They should create interest and be in keeping
with the contents and or theme of your movie. E.g. Gladiator
used ancient Roman capital letters which were originally carved
in stone; The Lord of the Rings movies used an uncial
style of writing which was popular in 6th century to give
the titles a Middle Earth feel.
Use of colour:
Some good colour combinations are:
White
background
with red writing |
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| Yellow
background
with black writing |
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| Black
background
and pink writing |
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White
background
with green writing |
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White writing on a black background is effective but can
be tricky to use. Some programs cannot handle contrast ratios
in excess of 1:40 and the titles cannot be reproduced in
such detail.
Avoid blue
and red combinations, as well as putting writing over
very busy backgrounds. They are difficult for the audience
to read. |
| Blue
background
with red writing |
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Busy
backgrounds with writing over the top |
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Samples of titles
Have a look to see how well each of the following
titles work?
Timing
A title should be on the screen long enough for a viewer to
read it twice. As a general rule, allow about 3 seconds for
a title with ten letters. For every five additional letters
allow an extra second.
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