Dexter Title Sequence Re-Edit Evaluation (DYM)

 Question 1 

For this task we had to re-edit the text titles for the Dexter title sequence, without watching the sequence beforehand. It was crucial that we took into account

• The unusual visuals
• The text style we used (font, colour, size position)
• The timing of our credits in relation to the shot changes
• Billing orders for credits
• The genre and themes of Dexter

All of these had to work together to make the title sequence seamless and look professional. 

Question 2
First of all we watched the sequence through so that we could get a general idea of what would work and what would not.

We then listed all of the different credits that we thought were necessary to include. After this we tried to put these in an appropriate order for a title sequence. We decided at this point that we would reveal the actor that plays Dexter as the final credit when Dexter's face is finally revealed. 

After this we decided where to place our credits in each shot; we eventually decided on the bottom left hand corner because it consistently fitted the first few shots and we didn't want to move it around in each shot.
When then decided on how our credits should actually look; this involved choosing the colour, font and size of the text. We also decided to include a red shadow on our text.
For each shot we then individually decided where they should come, and we made these decisions according to the action in and transitions of the shots. 

Question 3

• We chose a rather simple font because we felt the visuals were eyecatching enough in themselves and we did not want to distract from them. 
• We went with a dark red-orange colour because this is deeply symbolic of blood, and this is a central theme of Dexter. 
• This shadow matched in the colour of the text; we did this because we felt it resembled blood smears. 
• The text did not take up too much of the screen, but was large enough to ensure the credits were readable. 
• They were placed at the bottom left of the shots because it consistently worked with the visuals.
• A fade out was used so that the entrance of the text could be shocking and sudden; similar to the editing style of the visuals. 
• We placed the credits in an order we thought to be quite conventional, but we decided to reveal the name of the actor who plays Dexter when Dexter's face is finally revealed, because this adds suspense. 

We made our choices considering how best to represent the Dexter brand and keep all of our creative choices in synergy with each other. 

Question 4
Overall our titles were fairly similar to those in the original. The colours and size we chose were similar, as was the simplistic font. Both ours and the original credits appeared suddenly on screen, however ours faded out whereas the originals sometimes moved a little on the screen and then suddenly disappeared. We consistently placed our text in the same place, whereas the original differs from credit to credit. Our credits had the role of the cast/crew and then the name (e.g. Chris Bayliss as Dexter) whereas the original just states the name. Our re-edit had less credits than the original, partly because we ran out of time (this is why there is a large gap until the final credit). On the whole however, I am pleased with the similarities between our version and the original, but I will take the reasons for the differences into account when creating our own film opening.