Dexter Title Sequence re edit- Evaluation

Summarise the conventions of title sequences that were most important to this task
We had to ensure that we included sufficient information about the cast of the show and who was in it. As we were just adding in the titles, our main focuses were on the typography. The font we chose had to portray the genre while being visible on top of the sequence. In addition, we felt the red colour of the shadow had relevant connotations to the sequence for example, blood.Titles can be static or move with the action in the sequence. We chose to incorporate their movement into the sequence.

How did your group plan to edit the title sequence? (consider timings, industry requirements etc)

We decided to include a minimum of five titles in order to use our lack of time efficiently. Therefore, we could put more effort into each title rather than creating boring static titles. As with industry requirements, we included actor, producer and director names. Before adding the titles, we watched the sequence through in order to find ideal places to insert text for example space to the side of the character.

Explain the creative decisions made by your group

We decided to use red text in a similar font in order to maintain synergy with the show title 'Dexter', however we ended up making the font predominantly white as this was more clearly visible within the sequence and using our chosen effects. To keep the titles interesting, we added various effects that blended well with the sequence while not distracting from the action.

How does your re-edit compare to the original?

There are some similarities between the two, for example the positioning and timing of the titles. However, the original was a lot more static compared to ours which used a lot of movement. In addition, we used a similar font to the original but chose to colour it white whereas the original was red. The original had 23 titles compared to our 5, which meant that there weren't any gaps left without titles.