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By Nicole mcclelland By Nicole mcclelland

Feature film text:- styles Feature film text:- styles What we see here is typical colour connotations of red, what and black. The majority of the stronger texts seem to be in block capitals for a stronger effect.

The return has a blurred effect as well as the R being “Turned” around this was intentional relating to the film title.

All on a black background with red or white coloured fonts. The fonts seem to be typically similar, I have seen that this font it quite popular in the horror film world in relation to titles. It is very simplistic yet extremely powerful, strong in block capitals.

All of these are similar in the fact of cracks or lines protruding from the letters in relation to the title. It is very wild and seems out of control These texts have been edited and made

solely on the purpose of the title i.e. Paranormal Activity in the style of a fuzzy camera insert and The Mist has been carefully edited in the way we would perceive actual mist. This is a very clever, eye capturing editing style

These are edited in a very stereotypical child like handwriting, which immediately makes it look quite terrifying due to the fundability of a child.

These text styles are block capitals and bold unlike the skinnyish text to the left. They also have a type of gradient/ texture added for effect. Very effective and in your face. A good way to advertise a movie.

These two film titles have there own individual tinge to it compare to all the other being edited in a similar style. I like the slant and scratched effect The Flesheater has it clearly related to zombies. I dislike the 30 Days of Night. I think it looks too childish and is quite unprofessional looking.

Generated text- Generated text- Google Google exemplarsexemplars

These images, taken from Google are just some stereotypical images related to that of the horror genre. Some are simplistic and some complex in the way they use textures within the text, I really like this and think it is increasingly effective on the audience. Colour scheme is also quite stereotypical of symbolic connotations like red = Blood, Black = Death and white= Purity and a kind of light at the end of the tunnel. The blood dripping effect seems to be related to that of Halloween, but not necessarily horror poster or film titles.

My own horror text- including online generatorMy own horror text- including online generatorCreated by an online generating site which I believe to be very good in helping you go that step further to realistic horror film titled effects. Again another use of simple yet effective programming. I have come out with quite a few successful titles in relation to our film trailer.

Seems to have a nice childish look, but still have a good effect.

I don’t know why, but it reminds me too much of the Flintstone and I just don’t like it.

This is great due to it looking realistic to that of blood. I like it quite a lot.

Looks too fake and unrealistic. As a result doesn’t give off a good effect.

I like this style of font again because it looks realistic and is quite noticeable from a distance, therefore has an effect on the onlooker.

Too skinny and usually related to vampires which is completely irrelevant to our storyline as well as the titles meaning.

Too fuzzy and doesn’t really relate to the title, it doesn’t go very well, it also at a distance makes you have to look at it twice to understand what it says.

Like how retro it seems to be. Very old style something you would relate to the rocky horror show.

Cant understand what it says and too skinny looking, so as a result depletes the in the audiences face type of style.

This on the other hand I like do to it being unusual yet effective.

Possibly my most favourite of the online generated fonts. I just think its perfect and stands out very well in relation to the other, it can most definitely be recognised from a distance

Great distribution of thickness and thinness along with the good, effective blood like theme. Typical to that of a horror film title.

Too unrealistic and jagiddy for my liking. It also doesn’t really relate well with the title of the film.

Looks very stereotypical to the horror genre, but in a positive light. I really like this font because of this reason.

Very simple, the thing that sells this font for me is the blood splatters on the first letter. Makes it entail some sort of action pact horror. Its also very noticeable.

PhotoshopPhotoshopHere are all own person Photoshop edited versions done on Photoshop Elements 11. Some are very simple looking and other more effective. I shall individually annotate 3-4 explaining why I like them and a further 3-4 explaining why they were not so likable in my own opinion and why they are not so effective.

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I think this looks too childish and unprofessional.

I think this text is very effective as it is the type you’d associate with a trickster/ joker. Therefore directly linking to the title of the film.

Too slim in the lettering and therefore ineffective as it doesn’t stand out to the audience very clearly.

Too girly looking and doesn’t really relate to the title

This doesn’t look good because everybody knows this font and its just too overly used but not in the horror genre

I like the effect of this style because the font is different but not too slim to degrade the effect on the onlooker.

Very gothic and I believe it looks extremely effective due to the direct emphasis of the style of taxt. It also looks stereotypical to that of previously selected film titles.

Is effective in the sense it can be related to that of a joker/ trickster, but is too stereotypical in my opinopn and I just in general feel it wouldn’t work