I found three fonts from different categories on the website, the first one was from the Horror category. It is named 'Face Your Fears'. It is a very common horror-type font, aimed to give the audience a feel of blood and gore and also to build the tension in that the film will may include some disturbing or alarming actions. I think it is very effective because of this because as soon as you see it, you are instantly aware, it in itself begins to set the scene which is exactly what a very good font should do. A example of this is if you look at this exact font and you have never seen it before, ask yourself what film genre you think of, its based for horror/thriller. This is so important to us because if we can find a font that could do this for our Thriller scene it would help us set the scene which is crucial as it is after all the opening scene we are creating, and it must be effective.
The second font was from the category Comic, it is labelled 'Badaboom'. The reason i wanted to include this font and others from not such a horror/thriller type category is try and find out other features, such as which stand out more, which are more eye-catching. There is no doubt that this font is more bold, more loud and more sort of in your face. It does definitely stand out, but does it stand out more than the 'Face Your Fears' font? The reason I want to argue this is because although the 'Badaboom' font is much more bold and loud, is it more eye catching than the other. It is a very used font, or at least a very common looking font this means yes it is bold it does stand out but maybe it is better for us to go with a more under used font that will easily fit in with the screenplay and set the scene.
The final font I looked at is titled 'Birth Of A Hero'. This font is very interesting as could be used in many film genres, it is a very versatile font which may not be a bad thing. I think that there is no doubt it does not stand out as much as the other to fonts, however it is a very intriguing font as it has a lot going on within it. The wording in the font seems to be almost shattering away or breaking off, this is interesting as it could be used to relate to a specific feature within the opening scene. For example if the opening scene was of a abandoned rough neighbourhood, this font could go perfectly and fit it just like the 'Face Your Fears' font in setting the scene. I think that if we chose a font like this one it would be important to try and fit it in some how with what the opening scene is about to make the scene more effective and to create a unique Thriller opening.
From researching these fonts I have realised the importance they have, that to create an effective opening Thriller scene, we must firstly find a font that is eye-catching and stands out, and secondly incorporate it into the opening scene to not only be very eye-pleasing but also help set the scene itself.
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