Editing Blog: Adding Titles

One of the final tasks of the editing step is adding in the final titles. For an opening clip of a movie, they give credits. One thing I've learned is that the titles always have a certain order. And that we had to upkeep this order with a few details. We also realized the coloring and placement of the titles is very important. For example, we made the color of our titles a darker red. To not only keep up with the theme of the film and a "color scheme" but also that you could read it. For placement, however, we knew that all smaller titles should be lower on the screen so that you could see what's happening in the film. Although things like the studio name, the title of the movie, and the director could be placed more in the center for the auidence to read it clearly.
In previous, we mentioned that our titles have the same font, and remain in for 2.5 seconds. Adding the titles wasn't a difficult process. However, making sure you pay attention to detail is important. Like how far spread out the titles appear. Along with adding the titles at the correct time so that you can read them clearly against what the background is. Adding the titles in order and when to add them and for how long it was a learning experience. For example, we had to consider when it was correct timing to place the big title of our movie. We took into account our transitions as well. Like if we wanted to separate our titles in between transitions. And if the placement allows it to be read and on there long enough.