One of the last things we need to finish off is the titles themselves; what ones we are going to have and how we are going to have them shown, such as on top of footage already playing.
I decided to watch the openings of a few films simpler to that of the crime thriller genre we are aiming to convey. Examples of that include Taken and Jack Reacher.To my surprise, many of them differed in what titles they showed in the opening sequence. Take 2014's Non-Stop. The only title within the opening sequence is literally the title 'Non-Stop', not even the directors name or any actors names popped up.
Jack Reacher however seemed to follow the traditional lay out of titling by highlighting names of key actors, producers, writers, the director and other key associates. As expected, each film began with a shot of the film company's logo that made it, such as 20th Century Fox and Lionsgate. In our film we have done the same by placing our Twin Gun Entertainment logo as the first thing that appears on screen.
Personally, I have come to respect Non-Stop's use of simplistic titling as it can be used to symbolise a theme of mystery and the unknown in some aspects. I believe that this simplicity and its symbolisation can help evoke the crime/mystery genre that me and Dan are trying to achieve with PayBack. Ultimately, we'll have to see how this goes and see if we end up doing this or something different.
Brace yourself for more posts coming your way soon and, as always, bye for now.
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