Title Sequence Ideas

After researching into a number of title sequences from popular films it is clear that their success can swing either way. On one hand, a title sequence can pass by the audience completely unnoticed. On the other, it can leave a brilliant lasting impression. The title sequences that tend to leave an impression, however, are those with impressive effects and imagery. In these circumstances then it would be beneficial to aim for a less striking title sequence, including a simple title card perhaps with a 'fancy' fade-in of some sort, and then progress to the cast and crew's names displayed over the introduction of the film.

I'm going to take inspiration from my previous film that I made for AS Media. The title cards that slot between each scene of the film were plain black with a white serif font.

I aim to take even less focus off the title cards by simply placing them over the video rather than cutting the video to make room for the title cards. This way the audience can enjoy the film whilst we display the necessary credits. I do however want to put emphasis on the title of the film, and perhaps have that over a black background, with enlarging text.

The 'Tracking' option for text in Final Cut seems to widen the gap between each letter in a word. Finding the right balance of tracking seems to give the text a great 'cinematic' feel to it. I could perhaps also use key-framing to go from less-to-more tracking of the title.

For the cast and crew, I can place the titles over alternating sides of the screen, for example:
Directed by Benjamin Squires (bottom left), Story by Adie Grimbley (bottom right). This gives the title sequence a small amount of movement, stopping it from being a complete bore!