Film Title Analysis

Film Titles

Look at the titles of the trailers in all the groups. What clues do they give you as to what the film is about? Explain what you are basing your ideas upon, an association with a particular word or phrase? is it knowledge of other films

Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark

To me this could be either a children’s film or a horror/thriller. This is because most people have memory’s of people telling them to not be afraid of the dark as children inevitably are, this is why I make the connection too childhood, though this could be an adult horror film playing with the fear that we can feel as a child.

MegaMind

This to me seems very likely to be a children’s film. This is due to the childish use of alliteration often seen in children’s movies to make them easy to remember and the concept doesn't seem like an adult theme.

Monster House

My first impression of the title “monster house” is that it is probably a movie for children with some sort of fear factor to it. This is due to the childish connotations of the word monster coupled with abstract almost silly idea of a house being associated with them.

Flight 93

Instantly I have come to the conclusion that flight 93 is an adult film, this is due to the mundane title. This would not excite children at all. The titles implication is that there is something extraordinary about flight 93, and there has been, in recent years a very extraordinary flight, that hit the world trade centre. So the movie could be about this.

Film Titles Visual

Freeze a frame where you can see the title of the film. How does the style of the font used give you an idea of what the film is about

Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark

The font used in this is an emulation of a handwritten calligraphy, This is made evident by the quick sharp style of it, yet also there are ink blots around it suggesting it is hand done. Moreover it relates to the title of the film. The background is in black contrasting with the bright typography.

MegaMind

This font is very typical of of a children's movie. The block writing is distorted to show the large emblem in the centre. this emblem in the middle has implicit harry potter connotations too make the audience feel more familiar.

Monster House

This is a mix of to genres that don't usually mix, horror and children's. Yet with the title thats exactly what they have done, they have used the classic horror font but done it in big red letters like lots of comedy/ children's films.

Flight 93

This has connotations of modern air force connotations. It is black and white to emphasize its importance.

What is more important in a trailer - Sound or Images?

I think sound can be very resonant in a viewers mind and can create a lot of atmosphere. Yet really i think that the visual style alone has more impact on a viewer, as well as the fact that the images can make aware of what you can expect from a film.