End Credits

Clare: At the end of a trailer, it is very common that there is an end title/credits screen. This screen tells the audience the key dates and information in relation to the film. This can include the release date, websites and web addresses which will give them more info. They also typically contain the logos of the films' sponsors, distributors and production company, and the names of the main people that were involved with the film e.g. director, editors, cast.

Ade: Although each film differs in the way it presents its end credits/title, what they all have in common is their inclusiveness of production company logos and the producers and directors of the film. These are key features we intend to include in our end credit, though with alternations rather than merely duplicating the previous examples.

Amanda: We don't want our credits on the end title to be too big as we thought this to be too overpowering and intense. However, we want them big enough to read without having to squint. This can be difficult as there is a lot to cram into the credits screen. We like the idea of having the production companies and names in capitals, making them more important and stand out rather than words like 'starring' and 'in association with'.

Clare: We felt that in order for our film trailer to be as realistic as possible we should include an end title that would follow our main title and release date. In the actual trailer, we left absent some names of the actors that were actually within our trailer and only identified the prominent characters. This prompted us to want to highlight some of the other actors and the end title credits were a suitable way to acknowledge them without overcrowding our film trailer. Furthermore, we gained inspiration from other film trailers and searched on Google images for templates. The most helpful example template that we used is displayed to the right here and it includes all the main elements in which we wanted for our end credits. 

Clare: After looking over this template, we decided to draw out the design of our end titles on paper and write down all the names and logos that we wanted to include. I drew it out in the way that we wanted to physically create it, with the layout we desired. This previous plan would be helpful for when we came to actually making our end title either on LiveType or even Photoshop.

Ade: The above drawing gives us guidance before we embark onto the actual making of the end credits/titles. By pre-planning, we were able to be inclusive of all important aspects of it. For example, the the production company logo which is incredibly significant as it reinforces the impact of the production 'company' but also subtle nuances such as the directors etc. By associating the film with my previous production company 'GRIMESPINNER' it makes the film trailer seem more realistic, as most films tend to be in partnership with other companies to enhance the quality of their films and provide assistance in terms of equipments and funding. However, whilst my production company logo was made suitable for a grime, edgy, realism genre, it seemed contrast to the teenage drama genre that's evident within the storyline of our film 'Through My Eyes'.