Thriller Planning - Title Sequence

 The typography of a film is key, it gives you a sense of the film creates an atmosphere. So when choosing the font to use in our title sequence we decided that we wanted to create a dark and mysterious atmosphere. By using this kind of typeface it allowed us to initiate and connote feelings of uneasiness before any footage was actually shown. Rather than using a simple font such as Arial which doesn't connote anything special, we aimed to use a serif font with medium point size. As for the colour of the typeface we have decided on using reverse type too grab the readers attention. The common typography used in thrillers is a predominantly clean, condensed and thin typeface.

An example of a possible font that we could use in our thriller is 'Supernatural Knight' by Matthew Walters taken from the website 'http://www.dafont.com'. This font is simple, easy to read and gives connotations of the supernatural and whilst our film is a psychological thriller it does contain elements of the supernatural in the form of dreams.


The font 'Angelface' gives connotations of happiness and elegance, this font would be most suited to a romance or feel good film rather than a psychological thriller.

The font here is 'Typographica' it is a sans serif font giving connotations of boldness and intimidation. This typeface is very easy to read which contrasts the opening sequence of our film which is uneasy and confusing.

After much consideration as a group we chose the font 'Avenir Light', we decided on this font as it is clear, simple yet holds many connotations. For example, the thin typography and wide kerning grabs the audiences attention. The connotations of this font is that it provides clarity and simplicity to a very complex opening sequence, this contrasts perfectly.

Overall, we want our font to give connotations of mystery, uncertainty and create an uneasy atmosphere.

Written by Thor Forster