Credit scenes

I want to find a way to integrate my credit scene in a way that fits with my opening scene. To do this I'm going to get inspiration from some opening credits in movies.

The first film I’m going to look into is Manchester by the sea. You can watch the opening scene here. This opening scene is for a drama movie which is the same genre I plan to use. It uses simple and small font that fades in and out and it also changes color from a pale blue to black. It’s placed on empty areas in the scene in the corner of the screen. I like the simple and small font. It looks clean, and I may take inspiration from this.

The next movie I’m looking at is The Shining. You can watch the opening scene here . The credits are super simple, just a blue font scrolling up the screen. What makes it creepy is the music and the long, slow shots of a car driving through the mountains. Even though nothing scary is actually happening, the whole scene feels unsettling, like something bad is about to go down. I like how it makes you feel uneasy without doing much. I might use a similar approach to create a mood while keeping the credits clean and subtle.

The next movie I’ll look into is Se7en.  The credits in this movie use a font that looks scratched and handwritten and it flickers on the screen. The background is a bunch of close-ups of cutting pages and writing in a journal. It all feels messy and chaotic and gives off an unsettling tone. I like how the text and visuals work together to make you feel uneasy, even though my film is a drama I might use a similar style to make my audience feel something right away.

Works Cited

Franco Seguer. “Manchester by the Sea (2016) - Opening Credits [HD].” YouTube, 25 Feb. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrP1Tl8xuNo. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.

Just The Titles. “Seven (1995) – Opening Title Sequence.” YouTube, 4 Aug. 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhDMIaPyOwg. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.

Sandro. “The Shining • First Scene.” YouTube, 13 July 2013, www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiV3J_e977Q. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.