We used Final Cut Pro in order to create the end title credit for our piece. It was an interesting creative process as we had to find colours and fonts that were in tandem with the video itself and connoted danger and bloodshed. As it is the last thing the audience see of our video, it needs to pack a punch that piques the viewer's interest and inclines them to watch more.
Here begin the preliminary formulations of our end credit of 'The Hunted'. It is originally set on a black background which we later change, and it is shown that we are creating the shape around the words in to the form of a stereotypical 'blood splatter' which will help to create that sense of danger which we aimed for.
Once the shape had been created, we started to change the colours of the splatter. Black was the colour we chose for the splatter because it is a colour of mystery and darkness. as if something is being concealed. We decided to make the background of the picture red as it complemented the black and brought it forward, thus highlighting that aforementioned dark element to our piece.
Next came the font and colour of the title itself.
We used the font 'comic script', as our research
told us that many other horror/thriller films use
the same, or similar, font. We made the title itself
red as, again, it connotes danger and violence. The
font and colour of our end title also keeps consistent
with the rest of the credits in our piece.
Once the basics of our end credit had been completed, we decided to add some effects. As shown, we added a quick 'flash spin' to the entrance of the title and highlights were used occasionally to light up our title.
Here is the a screenshot of the finished product of our end title credit. It is clear that each step in the coming together of the title credit was vitally important, as the title credit can carry huge connotations - such as the red suggesting violence and bloodshed and the black bringing forward an element of darkness and concealment to our piece.
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