Typography Lesson

During our lesson on typography , we looked at the impact the type of font have on films. Our teacher put up on the interactive board , different font types such as Harry Potter , and we had to try and identify what the film was from looking at the type of font. Once we identified all the different films and there fonts , as a class we realized the significance of typography and how as a audience , you take it in and remember these little things. If you have a good , eye catching font then this will attract the audience and expand your film as they will remember your film and what the font you chose looks likes. Our second task we got a hand out sheet , stating these questions How has typography been used? What fonts have been used? What do they indicate to you about the films: genre; narrative; setting; themes? What does the font colour indicate about the content of the film? What information is provided by the opening sequence? Examine the order in which information appears. Is there any significance in the positioning of the text or image? How has the sequence been edited? How has the sequence been edited to appear? Does it look like a particular style of editing/film? What kind of transitions are used and what is the effect? What is the pace of the edit? Does it vary or change through the sequence? The genre How is the genre of the film constructed? What do the opening titles show, visually? Are there narrative enigmas created here? What types of shot are used? Do any of these indicate the genre? Where are these shots positioned to the viewer? What is the effect of the music? What genre of music has been chosen? Why do you think the filmmakers chose this track? What is the effect of this? How would you describe it? All these questions was a step by step guide for us to answer when doing our evaluation of the title sequence ‘SEVEN'