As I'm sure I will consistently find things I could improve on in my final short film, I feel that currently my final version is more or less complete and so now would be a good time to add any minor changes so that I can finish and move on to the next tasks. In total honestly I feel like the only change I needed to make was to the font of the opening credits. In iMovie I tried out a variety of fonts, narrowing it down to two. The first is called 'Chalkduster', (typography shown below).
It has connotations of graffiti and vandalism due to the faded and slightly free flowing nature of the style. From an audience level I thought that this would be another great way to subvert expectations, because the build up from the narration and the grey visual tone of the opening denotes violence and adolescent recklessness, so I think this font conforms to the stereotype. Therefore the font won't seem congruous with the rest of the narrative, because the tone becomes much lighter and redeeming, whereas at the start it seems to confirm the audience's initial expectation that the film will be about erratic and antisocial behaviour.
On the other hand this is my preferred font, 'Helvetica Neue Ultralight', because it just seems so nuanced and basic, whereas Chalkduster provided a much less subtle appearance. I think that this is a more professional style to use and also supports the subtle meanings that are evoked rather than obviously forced. In terms of symbolism, I think that this works better because at the moment I am thinking of the tagline 'The line between grief and guilt is not black and white' and so the thinness of the font hints at how there isn't that broad a gap distinguishing the two key emotions. What I have done, again subtly, is changed the colour of 'Shades' to a light grey, so that it emphasises the moral and ethical shades that it alludes to. This is a trait I intend to continue on my poster.
Apart from some minor audio changes, my film is now complete.
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