18. Choosing a Font

 Me, Claire and Eye each worked on separate laptops in order to use our time efficiently. On my laptop I edited the transitions of the title, experimenting with different fonts which Eye found. In the meantime Claire worked on the rest of the credits and choosing the font.  First and last names was needed along with roles/position of each person. We discussed on the font which was used in both the credits and the title making sure that all of us were happy with the chosen font.

We added special fonts to our laptops by using the website http://www.dafont.com , downloaded the font into our laptops and added the fonts to After Effects by using FontBook.

Title

After changing our title post editing our rough-cut and receiving response from our classmates, we also had to change our choice in fonts which were initially chosen to be used for the title "Limerence". Throughout this process, I realised that the choice of font does has a large impact on the vibe that the word gives.

This is the tutorial I used for the transition of the title, however this effect is not as visible in our opening as it is in a much smaller scale.

Here were our consideration of fonts:
We wanted the font to look imperfect as it reflects the main character's mental state. 

Our final choice of font: Splendid 66 by Johan Holmdahi

A screenshot after showing adjustments to the mask and stabilising the footage.

Credits

Claire and I coincidentally stumbled upon the same opening which we both really enjoyed its simplicity. As a result we used it as a reference for our credit transitions and positioning.

Here were some font considerations for the credits:

After a discussion we all agreed that these font didn't look right. Claire experimented with default fonts on her laptop and found the perfect one. Times New Roman

The settings she used were :

Font size : 48 (name)

                25  (roles)

Opacity : 45%

A screenshot from Claire's laptop.