Title Card (implementation) 27

        While being the midst of post-production, I vital element we need to implement in our film, is the title card. For those who remember, I conducted extensive title card research before production, so I could give my editor (Dylan) my vision. After doing this preliminary research, I made a rough draft using design elements that directly related to the purpose for our film. This rough draft is shown below.

Title card rough draft

Before I show the finished version, let me explain what was wrong with the draft. 

1. The font: After collaborating with Dylan, we decided that the font was to complex. In my planning post, I stated how we wanted a thinner font to display Annie's fragile and innocent feelings. Thus, we needed something more simple to represent this. Another key title card aspect is font size. This detail directly relates our font style because it also needs to reflect our message. Thus, we made it smaller and wider.
2. The title: As you can see above, the original draft didn't have a title or credits. As time was running out, we needed to finalize a title that not only reflected Annie, but also our message. Dylan originally suggest "The strive of dream" as an option but was eventually vetoed due how straightforward it was. We eventually collaborated and decided that "Forevermore" properly reflected our message. For those who are unfamiliar, forevermore is an adverb that describes something continuing without end, it lasts... forevermore. We compared this definition with our own film, and made the connection that not matter how unrealistic Annie's dreams are, they will last in her mind and bedroom forevermore.
3. The clouds: One of the main reasons why I added clouds was to signify the beyond, and mysteriousness of Annie goals which ultimately reinforces the dream tone/atmosphere. My group agreed that this was a good addition, however, there were two changes we made. The first thing we altered was the transparency. Yes, the clouds, are important, but they aren't the main focus here, the title is. The other detail we changed was the movement. As I discovered in my research, a though it may be a "card", its not just a still frame. Thus, we decided to have to clouds move in opposite directions. This action along with their placement on the screen, gives the illusion that they are revealing the words, "Forevermore."

Finished title card

        Overall, after not only doing my own research/planning but also collaborating as a team, we were all able to give our opinions and build a collaborative title card.