The document discusses the title credits that will be featured at the end of a film trailer. It provides details on the main cast and crew that will be listed in the credits, including font style and color choices to make the text easily visible against a yellow background. It also mentions the production companies involved and describes how the film title "Scratching the Surface" will be presented in the credits in a way that continues the horror genre conventions established throughout the trailer.

1. Planning title credit

2. For the ending of my trailer I am maintaining the title credits that are
featured within a film trailer. Whether this is at the start of the
trailer or the end, after looking at several similar trailers I have found
that most of them have this at the end for this reason my film title
credits will be the last shot in my film trailer.
Contents:
Main cast:
- Monica Owen, Laura Whitely, Christian Smith, Steven Holiday
Casting by: Ellie Moore
Executive producer: Ellie Moore
Costumer designer: Ellie Moore
Written by: Ellie Moore
Directed by: Ellie Moore
For each of these sections, I made the font for the names of the
characters more bold and all in upper case letters. This was to
ensure that the audience knew exactly who is featured in the film
and attracts the audiences attention by having them bolder. As well
as this I kept all the font in the colour black, because the background
of the credits is yellow, black contrasts against this and stands out
more. Using yellow and black links to the colour pallet of horror.
Production company:
UNDEFINED productions in association with CO_ACTION MEDIA.
In between each of the credits of the crew members that have
had a role in the film, this will be like the producers, costume,
music, production companies and the actual name of the film.
This will be centered the ensure that the viewers see this straight
away and they are away of what the film is called.
To the left, this is the final design that I have produced with all
my ideas and looking at the different credit titles that other
horror films have.
Mise en scene:
- Using the black against the yellow background creates an eerie
feel, allowing the black to stand out against the yellow is
effective because it ensures the text will be seen. Sticking to the
connotations of horror creating the feel of death and mystery.
- Throughout the text the sizes of the fonts are varied. This is so
the importance of the text that is in the larger font attracts the
audiences attention straight away. Again after looking at similar
film title credits this is generally what happens and matches the
typical conventions used.
- In my film title credit, Dyer Star Theory is used. I wanted to
make sure this is put into the film title credit because it enables
the famous members of the cast to been known and attracts the
audience with who is in the film.

3. Throughout my film trailer I wanted unexpected information to pop out during the trailer that
would either shock the audience with the sounds effects used against them as well as
informing them on what could happen next or what they could be expecting from the rest of
the trailer.
Having this at the beginning of the trailer
straight away tells the audience when the
trailer is going to be released and what season
they should expect the film to come out. This
allows them to get excited after watching the
trailer and be more inclined to watch it when it
comes out. Not giving the exact release date
gives them the mystery of the exact date it will
be released. Having the text in upper case
letters makes it more emphasised and
effective because its so large. As well as this
the text will be shadowed maintaining back to
the connotations of horror creating that dark
feeling. As my film is called Scratching the
Surface, having the text shadows links to the
title because its like what's lying underneath.
Which follows on to the next piece of text that
will come up. Creating these on final cut it is a
dramatic effect that zooms in and back out
again. Having the white font against the black
background allows the text to stand out a lot
more and again they link to the colours that I
wanted to use relating to horror. As well as this
as you can see on all the screenshots, the
same effects and colours have been used. This
is to show continuality throughout the trailer.
Using the phrase ‘WHAT’S – UNDERNEATH’
– This has the effect on having separate
slides so they are more effective and
exaggerated on each one. Using these
words continues to give that sense of
mystery to the audience, allowing them to
use their imagination of what to expect. As
well as this linking back to the name of my
film ‘Scratching the surface’ – This relates
well to the finding out what is being
scratched and who by. So it is forever
giving the audience clues on what they can
expect and unfolding the storyline to them
without giving too much away.
Mise-en-scene
Looking at the text on the left, you can see
that the black and white work well
together ensuring they both stand out and
grabs the audiences attention. The black
again is used to create darkness and
mystery, and the white enables the text to
stand out and look more dramatic.

4. Film Title:
Above is the film title that I will use for my film trailer. I have yet
decided where I will position this whether it will be at the start of the
trailer or the end. Using this effect on final cut allows me to stick t the
conventions of horror using the dark colour pallet of browns and black
shadows. Continuing on from this effect when the trailer is playing the
mark around the text creating the feel of the title being unveiled of
what’s underneath. This allows the understanding of the text of what is
under the surface and creates this effect by showing this. The text is in
the same font that I have used for both my magazine front cover and
my poster. This is to show continuality throughout and gives the same
edgy effect on the text. The black colour of text is used to ensure it
stands out in front of the colours of the background.
Sound:
As for the sound, for each of the text that pops up I am going
to collaborate this with a dramatic sound when it enters the
screen, this will give more of an emphasised effect on the
words showing how important they are for future references
during the trailer as well as hopefully making the audience
jump with the unexpected sound that will follow this. Having
the unexpected sounds links to the typical conventions of a
horror trailer of being put in place purely to make the viewers
jump and watch with precaution. The effects for this will be
created on final cut, this will involve bangs, crashes, low
drones.