25.) Title Sequence + Fonts

 Helloo!! Welcome back or welcome to my blog! In today's post, we are going to be focusing on the title sequence for my movie opener in regard to the color, font, and style. When it came to picking a font, it surprisingly took my group quite a while...🫣😬. This was only because there are soooo many fonts to choose from. We knew we for sure wanted something youthful and girly to fit in with the vibe of our film. To test the fonts, we typed in our film title, Where We Were in the possible fonts with a pale yellow color to represent juvenility and fun

1.) Bodni 72 Smallcaps

 With this font, we discussed how we liked how it looked dramatic and bold. However, this was also a downside because we felt it lacks that youthful, teen vibe we want. It feels a bit too serious. Without the yellow color, it would kinda feel like the title for a thriller or crime film.

2.) Apple Chancery

This font was neck and neck with the one we actually chose. We liked the way it was sleek, fun, and thin. I think this font is cute, but it is a little too simple. It's very pretty, but it is a little bit boring and dated. 

3.) Brush Script M7

With this option, it is fun, bubbly, and youthful. However, we really didn't like how think it is- it makes it look a little bit TOO immature. Not only that, but the thickness and the cursive kinda makes it hard to read. (not everyone can read cursive)😅😅

4.) Baskerville

In full transparency, this font is soo boring😂. No hate to this font or anything, but it really didn't fit in with the vibe of our film. We only considered it because it's simplicity does add a dramatic effect given where we plan to showcase the title (the end of our opener). Despite this, we felt we could get that fun vibe along with a dramatic effect in a different font, so this one was a no-no.

5.) Bradley Hand

This font is youthful, cute, and juvenile, but it is too childish. We liked that it had an organic, sentimental feel to it, but it simply doesn't have any dramatic effect. This is the type of font commonly seen in kindergarten... so we will not be using it.

Our winner!!!: Rockness

This font truly captured all of the elements we were hoping for with our title sequence: drama, youth, fun, and nostalgia. I think this font feels perfectly organic and fun, while also feeling a bit sad and nostalgic. It also has a grainy effect, which is something we felt would fit in well with the filters and color scheme we want in our film.

Here is an example of a possible title sequence we discussed

As you could see, the font blends in really well with the scene. We are in between showcasing our title sequence near the beginning of the opener, immediately introducing the name, and showcasing it at the end in front of a fade out black screen to really sink in the dramatic effect of the themes of change and nostalgia in the film. After all, the thought behind the title Where We Were is the remembrance of the past with a sprit of longing of sentimental memories. We felt this font was just the right fit to capture that.