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TITLING
Polish, Credits & Acknowledgements
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06.0 Polish
Before we premiere and share a film. it is important to review our work to ensure that it is clean and clear. This includes:
Reviewing (again) the 5.3 balance and clarity between the vocal recording and the music.
Reviewing (again) how well the 5.4 visual elements illustrate the vocal recording.
Reviewing (again) the 5.5 ease and naturalness of transitions
It's often also helpful to have a peer, parent or teacher watch our film so that we can get feedback on what we can delete, adjust, add, or improve.
06.1 Removing Tendencies to be Silly
Additionally, be sure to honor the integrity of your own work, the audiences who may see this work, and the legacies of people like Jane Goodall, Dedan Gills and Belvie Rooks, who all inspired this project.
As such, please be sure to make sure there are no lingering tendencies to be silly, either with images, odd sounds, or offputting elements that may be tacked on to the end of your film. When we leave things on the end of our film that are funny, people will forget all the good work in the film itself.
06.2 Add a Title before or over the Establishing Shot
In this film, Ode to the Earth, the filmmakers start the film with an establishing shot of the Dolomites mountain range in Italy, drawing your awareness to the location (as a geography of texture, tone and feeling). Superimposed on top of the mountains, the chose of a font that also conveys a tone by which you learn the title of the film.
Many films have quite famous establishing shots with unique and powerful titling. The Mandalorian is one such example.
06.3 Be sure to Add Credits (07.3.1) and Acknwoledgements (07.3.2)
07.3.1 First, It is important to give credit to the artists and other contributors who have participated in the creation of your film. This may include writers, directors, filmographers, musicians and editors.
07.3.2 Second, it is kind and throughtful to also acknowledge the influences and aspirations about which you care. This may include family members, your teachers, the Earth, trees, stars, or even the ocean.
06.4 Optional: Consider Adding further Titling within the Film for Further Amplification of Key Moments
In this Greta Thunberg short film, the establishing shot opens with titling on the bottom of the screen. Specifically, it’s in a typewriter format and appears one word at a time. The producer of the film chose to include captions for everything being said.
Creative titling is also used in intentional moments, such as to introduce a second speaker at 0:38, as calls to action toward the end of the film, and in the final credits.
Jason Reynolds uses a simple sitting combined with titles to animate and accentuate what he is saying in his poem. Pay attention to the different fonts and colors used, and especially to the movement of the titling in relation to the feeling it creates.
This David Whyte video only uses titling in the beginning and end, for a starting title and captions, which is another way you may choose to use text in your short film.
06.A Adding Titles with Canva
It's important to add a Title at the beginning of your film, and then credits and acknowledgements at the end. You may also want to include further impact and aesthetic styling by including titles at particular moments in the film.
The tutorial to the left outlines the steps for adding titles in Canva. If you have further questions, please ask.
06.B Adding Titles with CapCut
It's important to add a Title at the beginning of your film, and then credits and acknowledgements at the end. You may also want to include further impact and aesthetic styling by including titles at particular moments in the film.
The tutorial to the left outlines the steps for adding titles in CapCut. If you have further questions, please ask.
06.C Adding Titles with iMovie
It's important to add a Title at the beginning of your film, and then credits and acknowledgements at the end. You may also want to include further impact and aesthetic styling by including titles at particular moments in the film.
The tutorial to the left outlines the steps for adding titles in iMovie. If you have further questions, please ask.
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