The document discusses title design conventions in thriller and horror films. It analyzes the fonts, colors, and imagery used in the titles of films like Inception, Seven, and Paranormal Activity that are meant to set the tone and provide impressions that encourage audiences to watch the films. It then provides a breakdown of the specific titles used in the 2002 film Panic Room, noting how they are introduced partway through to emphasize the film's setting of New York City through images of streets and landmarks like the Empire State Building and Times Square. The final titles shown are "directed by" followed by the director's name to give the film its own brand and identity associated with that director.

1. Title Inspiration
The titles off the thriller/horrors included
below all have the same basic conventions.
The font appears to be small bus still provides
an effective image for the audience due to the
colours used.
The colouring is used for effect to make the text
stand out to the audience and leave an
impression to encourage people to see the film.
Inception has an almost typewriter font which
links in with the type of film it is and its content.
Seven uses a font that could be associated with a
dark room used by detectives to uncover clues.
This significantly links with the film and its
content effectively. A very creative title.
Paranormal activity, one of the highest
grossing low budget films of the decade
uses very effective ‘haunting’ titles that
slightly provides the image of a UAV light –
a typical prop of this genre.

2. PANIC ROOM (2002) TITLES BREAKDOWN
The film’s title is introduced part the way
through and adopts the majority of the
screen.
Taken through the streets of NYC
indicating that this is where the film is set.

3. PANIC ROOM (2002) TITLES BREAKDOWN
More emphasis of the mise en scene of
New York City due to the Empire State
building being visible.
Emphasis of NYC due to Times Square

4. PANIC ROOM (2002) TITLES BREAKDOWN
The final titles we see are is
‘directed by’ then the director’s
name underneath. Typical of film
conventions it gives the film its
own brand because some people
watch films simply because of
who directed it. After this we
hear dialogue from someone in
the background and a the
opening scene fades in as the
titles fade out.