HS - Task 9 - KJ: Analysis of Title Sequence

The Purge

Order of titles:

1) Universal pictures presents
2) A platinum dunes / Blumhouse / Why not production
3) Ethan Hawke
4) Lena Heady
5) Adelaide Kane
6) Max Burkholder
7) Edwin Hodge
8) Casting By: Lisa Fields
9) Costume design by: Lisa Norcia
10) Music by: Nathan Whitehead
11) Edited by: Peter Gvozdas
12) Production design by: Melanie Paizis-Jones
13) Director of photography: Jacques Jouffret
14) Produced by: Jason Blum
15) Produced by: Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller
16) Written and directed by: James Demonaco

- Short duration between each title, 2 or 3 seconds, consistent, major roles however are on screen for slightly longer period of time.
- Film title does not feature in clip.

- The font is a San Serif font in white and rather small size compared to the rest of the screen. It is being played over background clips of CCTV footage of violent attacks, so the use of a small font suggests that the audience are being made to focus on the clips not the credits.

- There is a subtle animation when the font disappears, of a computer bugging/glitching, suggesting that the film is more of a modern horror, with technological horror aspects, rather than relying on more traditional techniques for effect such as costumes and settings.

Own production:

- I believe a good name for our production would be; 'The Presence' or 'No Escape'. This is because they both connote the use of an antagonist who sneaks up on their victims, which is a trait of the antagonist in our production.

- I did some research into possible fonts that would be appropriate for our production: