Title Research: Art of the Title Website

Today, I'm working to understand titles a little better. This is to be able to use the best and most appropriate titles for my genre on my final task. Almost immediately upon opening the website, I was shown titles to look at and analyze. Some of the titles even included summaries and explanations. These helped give me a new perspective on a title card. I didn't have many complaints about the webiste, it was pretty clear cut and did what it needed to do. However, it was hard to look for certain genres as it was sorted by director and studio rather than genre. There also seemed to be quite a few indie or lesser know fillms, while bigger and more common films were mostly left out. I also didn't like how interviews seemed to be pushed more than the titles were. It seemed focused on the interviews rather than the titles at some points.

Signing off,

Danniella Miller

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