Thursday 17 November 2016

SLASHER GENRE: Titles Research

After looking at many slasher genre film examples, I discovered that the font and font colour of the titles connotes the slasher horror genre. Also, the order of the titles in slasher films is usually:
1. Company Names
2. Director
3. Roles/Cast
4. Director Again

Into more detail the title order is usually:

1. Production Company
2. Second Production Company
3. Third Production Company
4. Director's name then film
5. Actor 1
6. Actor 2
7. Actor 3

FILM EXAMPLES
'Scream' Franchise Titles
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'Halloween' Titles
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'Friday the 13th' Franchise Titles
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The font of the titles is usually the colour white or red on a black, dark background to create a contrast, like the contrast between good and evil. Horror fonts can also be serif or in upper case. The three main colours the titles usually will be are white, black or red to connote the sinister, bloody, gory, dark nature of the film (the horror genre). 

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