In various different thriller films which are linked to our own coursework film opening pieces through the genre, we see a variation of different fonts and texts which are used to create different affects in each individual piece. An example of this is the text and font used in the opening of the thriller film 'Se7en'.
(Example of Se7en font)
We see that the font allows the text to become jagged and slightly etched away in different places, constructing the connotations that the film or the characters in the piece may not be whole or complete in different places. What we also see is that the text is a bright white contrasting the dark background. The use of the contrasting colours could potentially construct the connotation that whatever 'Se7en' represents is a source of goodness and hope amongst despair and evil. We later see this in the movie as Detective Somerset appears as a gentle and kind man with the people he is working with appearing somewhat hopeless and slightly irritated by Somerset's enthusiasm to be a caring person. Another aspect of the font that is used in 'Se7en' is that in the background we can see that the same text has been projected a second time of the title text. Linking back to the connotation of good surround by evil, it could be that there is another source of good and hope in the film but it is not as strong as the main source of goodness. Linking to the films characters, we could assume that the title texts link to Somerset being the main source of goodness and Mills being the second but not as strong source of goodness following Somerset.
Another example that links to our own coursework piece is The Third Man.
(Example of The Third Man font)
We see that the text that is used in The Third Man is very different to the text and font used in Se7en. The font used in The Third Man is very focused and pinpointed constructing the connotation that the piece is going to fairly basic an predictable. However, the film in this case is the opposite of the connotation that the font creates, therefore we can see that the font was used purposefully to create a sense of disorientation for the viewer as the piece is not what they expected based off of the font of the title card. Also we can link that since the font is very angular and straight keeping the font very neat, particularly so with the font having a constant invisible line that the font sits on. This links back to the ideology of German Expressionism, with a lot of aspects of film being straight, pinpointed lines which constructs the feeling and sense of entrapment in the film for not only the viewer but for the characters. Again, the sense of entrapment creating disorientation for the viewer as typically neat and focused aspects of film and general life do not tend to lead to the feeling of entrapment.
