23.

Our Institutions

24. Font Style& Type Face

22. Initial ideas for film

Evaluation

Evaluation

How easy or difficult was it to create a the title credits?

Overall, creating the title credits were relatively simple. All we had to do while editing our footage on Final CuT Pro was select the text tool. select the frame we wanted to add the text to, and write the text. 

What decisions did you make when deciding on the font, typeface and size of titles?

We decided that we wanted to make the font of the text quite simple, and we wanted to make them big enough to be readable, but not take the attention away from the scene.  We also decided to keep all the titles the same size. 

How successful is your choice of font? Does it suit the tone of the film?

I don't think the choice of font is very successful. My reason for this is because the style of the font is very hard and non-friendly, which is the opposite to the type of scene that was filmed. I also think the colours of the font do not match the tone of the film as it is like green. 

How successful were you in the placement of title credits so they fit the action that we see? Are the titles 'integrated' or contrasting?

In the placement of the credits, we put the first title in the middle, and decided to stick with the theme of all the titles being in the centre. This is because it would stand out to the viewer, but also it wouldn't take too much attention away from the film. 

If you were to complete this tasks again, what would you do differently?

In doing this task again, I would change the style and colour of the font to make it suit the tone of the film better. I would also think about resizing some of the text where there were parts with a lot of titles as it sometime took up a fair bit of the screen.  

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Lady Pearl - Freedom Writers High School Teen Drama

Name: Freedom Writers

Sub-genre: Biography | Crime | High School Drama

Title sequences:

Paramount Pictures Presents

In association with MTV Movies

A JERSEY FILMS/ DOUBLE FEATURE FILMS Production

Movie Title: Freedom Writers

Category of title sequence: 

Words on a black screen

Type of production:

Mainstream

Producers:

Danny DeVito

Stacey Sher

Michael Shamberg

What storylines are introduced in the films opening?

We see multiple events of rioting and controversy that is being reported live, all including teenagers. There are many different gangs and cliques against each other but also rising up against the adults –in particular, the police in their communities.

Main characters

Hilary Swank          ...       Erin Gruwell
Patrick Dempsey     ...       Scott Casey
Scott Glenn             ...       Steve Gruwell
Imelda Staunton      ...       Margaret Campbell
April L. Hernandez ...       Eva Benitez (as April Lee Hernandez)
Mario                       ...      Andre Bryant

How do teens interact with adults?

In this particular high school the children tend to not be very fond of the adults that are their teachers. The students do not treat them with respect and act as though they are another victim they could pick on or just see them as another adult brainwashed by the system, who is out to get them.

Camera:

Very fast paced and chaotic. Multiple jump-shots used to show you every aspect of the riots. Pace begins to slow down as we go into the narrative of Eva but speeds up again as she gets into the action-part of her story.

Editing: 

Each character in the class’ story is being sown through motion picture. This is done by editing from perspective, helping us see each individual child’s life through their eyes.

Sound:

Starts off with news reporters reporting live from the riots, We hear chanting “NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE”, Screaming and crying. During  Eva’s narrative we hear synchronous gloomy music with her story.

Mise-en-scene:

Costume: Stereotypical outfits, Black males in baseball jackets, sagging trousers

Props: Guns, Books, Class desks and chairs

Classroom setting

High school setting

What did you like about the film? Is it a good example of a teen film?

I really liked how every student in this film was different but all the same in a way, it just took the right teacher to get it out of them. The character of Mrs Erin Gruwell I think was really effective because she was the complete opposite to the stereotypical teacher. She was very understanding and caring and because of that the hard-headed high-school kids felt no choice but to give her back the respect that she had earned. In addition to this, I think that ‘Freedom Writers’ is a very good example of a teen film because it also focuses on a lot of the struggles that teenagers go through today such as riots, gang wars, etc. but also giving history on similar things that happened in the past such as the holocaust. The film is an intriguing educational high school drama.