Dexter Evaluation Questions

1. Summarise the conventions of title sequences that were most important to this task.

Title sequences need to show the names of actors, directors, producers in the short space of a few minuets, in the lead up to the film or tv show. They are usually integrated within the shots, which are often montage style and connote theme of the genre and hint at story. They are sometimes exciting and imaginatively placed into the sequence, for us this convention was the most important in this task.

2. How did your group plan to edit the title sequence? (consider timings, industry requirements etc).

We watched through the title-less opening and talked through good opportunities to place titles. We then worked in chronological order, using the programme Live Fonts to create the titles and place them into the clip. When using transitions such as fades and disperse we had to consider timings to make it work best with the footage.

 3. Explain the creative decisions made by your group.

We had to consider how the size and shapes of the titles would fit into the shot; where they would stand out.

4. How does your re-edit compare to the original?

The original has no transitions or effects whereas we integrated these at every opportunity. I think this is because the original has titles in almost ever shot and effects would be distracting for the viewer.

Here is our edited version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnqrXNqtzSI