I decided to complete a Deconstruction on Typography on Psychological Slasher films because it will be relevant to us when we are planning and creating our own title for our film opening. The first main convention I noticed that was very common among this genre of films was the colour of the title. Many of them are completely red or have some element of red within them. This particular colour creates a strong link to blood and gore which are two very well known common conventions of Slasher films which will be the main sub genre within our film opening. This is clearly shown in the examples of films that I found when doing research into typography.
Another very obvious common convention that I found in Psychological Slasher films is that when the title is shown in the opening scene or credits, all the letters are usually in capitals. This makes it more eye catching and bold which as a result makes it seem like a much stronger title choice. It creates impact on the audience which is very effective because it leads you to believe that the film will mirror the title and be exciting and dramatic which is appealing to the audience.
Much of the Typography used in these films is of a Serif format. This is a much more dated font type which indicates the mystical element and may suggest that the storyline in the film has some elements of the old days which is very effective. A common convention of Slasher horror films is the horror and suspense found in storylines from the 1900's so to be able to incorporate this into your typography by using a Serif font is very professional and is a good skill to have.
I think the research that I have completed will be very useful when it comes to us creating our own title for the film opening. This is because we will be able to look at all the common conventions of Psychological Slasher Typography and incorporate it into our own title. This will make it more appropriate to our genre and therefore a more effective title in general.
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