Titles- Influences and Desisions

In terms of titles I looked at other social realism films e.g The Guvnors and Ill Mannors. After reviewing the titles in these I came to a conclusion that the titles in The Guvnors will suit our film the most which influenced the decisions I made.

Below are the opening titles for 'The Guvnors'
Fullwell 73 Presents 
In Association with Metronome International 
DP Film Productions
And Creativity Capital
A Gabe Turner Film 
Harley Sylvester 
Doug Allan
Jay Simpson - Vas Blackwood
Charley Palmer - Merkell - Martin Hancock 
Tony Denham - Richard Blackwood
and David Essex
Director of Photography - James Friend
Production Designer - -Paul Burns
Edited By - Emliano Battista 
Casting Director - Gillian Hawster
Music By - Andrew Barnabas and Paul Arnold
Co Producers - Jezz Vernan - Cas Pennant 
Executive Producers  Jo Moore - Patrick Fischer
Creative Producer Benjamin Turner
Producer Danny Potts
Producer Leo Pearlman
Written and Directed Bu Gabe Turner
The Guvnors 

I used these titles to structure the titles for our film opening. Below are the titles that we finalised on colour coded to which title influenced our title.

Wong Productions Presents 
In Association with JR Productions
An Atko Studios Film 
Mike Atkinson 
Milo Davis
and Louis Rose-Fall
Edited by Milo Davis 
Music By Tom Atkinson 
Producer Milo Davis
Co-Producer Louis Rose-Fall
Written and Directed By Tom Atkinson 
Abridged 

The titles in both 'The Guvnors' and 'Ill Mannors' all appear in a san serif font. This is the general convention in social realism films as it is simple and reflects on the genre of the film. Also it is quite modern and less traditional so it signifies our opening it is based around modern social issues.

Example of a title from " The Guvnors" 

Similar example from our film opening "Abridged"

For the placement of the titles in The Guvnors we can denote that the titles appear in different places on the screen. This may have been done in order to prevent boredom of the titles and so the audience may engage with them more. We also decided to have the letter of each titled fading in and out of the screen. This was done to connote the idea of fluctuating disappearances in peoples lives.