Welcome back bloggers! In today's post, I will be discussing the making of the title sequence for "Super"-Hero! In particular, we were debating over 5 different title fonts and seeing which one would work best as a base for our opening.
Example 1: Flyswim
Example 4: Acid Green
One thing that we all had unanimous agreement on was that the title would appear at the very end of the film as opposed to the beginning. We chose this because with the way our opening ended (aka Power-Man being obliterated), it would make more sense to cap off the scene with a title sequence to set up a potential spot to continue the rest of the film. Basically, it makes sense to put it at the end to set up a comeback for Power-Man in the future. Although finding font ideas wasn't hard, choosing one did prove to be difficult since there were options that worked in hindsight and options that all would've been perfect. Our first example, Flyswim, was an option that worked in hindsight! Our main idea for this font was to have it appear in an abrupt sort of fashion, sort of like an anti-smoking ad. Only problem was, this works best on dark backgrounds and our entire filming location is brightly colored. Additionally, this would have worked better if our film was in a darker tone, and since it isn't, it makes no sense to open up with something so serious. Our second option, Balneario Script, is another option that didn't make it past the hindsight stage. Although I did have an idea as to how we could implement this font, it would have required extensive editing. My idea was to essentially have the letters form onto the screen, sort of like a Looney Tunes cartoon, but not only did none of us know how to make this work, but learning to and doing so would have taken up time that we don't have.
Moving onto the designs that DID make it past the brainstorming stage and into the pre-editing, we've got the Banger font. Although it looks like a banger, it was not banging when we tried putting it in the editing software. The title font in the image displayed is, in fact, very misleading and looked completely out of place once actually implemented. See that cool 3D effect in the example photo? Completely and utterly flat in the software. Our runner-up was Acid Green, and although it required about as much editing as Balneario Script, this one very nearly fit the tone we were looking to strike, with the exotic graffiti look. The reason we didn't end up using it is because using a graffiti-type font would have implied that the criminals were the main focus of the film, which isn't exactly true. Sadly, we had to let it go. That leads us to our final and CONFIRMED choice, the Chupilen font! Unlike Banger, this one performs as advertised in the editing software, and also looks straight out of a comic! Sure, it may need some extra editing if we want to use it to its fullest ability, but not only does it strike the same expressive style as Acid Green, but it also makes it look like Power-Man is the main focus and protagonist of the film, and not just an opposition to the robbers! Now, as far as colors, animation, and overall aesthetic go, those are things we're leaving until after all filming is finished so that we can pour all of our attention and focus onto them to make sure they're done proper justice. Our current plan for the progression of the title sequence is to have 2 title cards throughout the film, one for before the robbers reach the front door and one after the robbers run out of the bedroom to face Power-Man. The first card will have something like "Name Productions Presents" and the second will likely be "Inspired by various superhero comics", and finally once the robbers storm out the door our main title will play. This is what we have planned as of now, but as always, everything is subject to possible change!
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