PRODUCTION - Making the Credits

We created our end credits for the film today. In our film last year we had the credits running from the start of the film however we feel that this year our film is of a higher standard and that the credits at the beginning wouldn't follow suit.We decided to place them at the very end of the film alongside the shot of the poison bottle. The shot is very dark and eerie as a follow on from what happened at the end of the film so we chose to have the font in white and to make it stand out well from the shot and used font Times New Roman. We had the credits rolling from the bottom of the screen to the top of the screen as we felt this was quite simple as a sharp contrast to the ending of the film where a lot happens in a short space of time. 

 The credits consist of the names of the actors/actresses that appeared and their order of significance in the film. We placed our own names and the roles we played in the creation of the film, including titles like production, directing and editing as well as casting. 

 As the credits come to an end, it fades into the ending title screen which again says "Last Dates". This time the screen is in a deep red, almost bloody shade and the font in Sketch Block and font size 168.0. The text appears on it owns on a black background which creates a haunting ending to the film. 

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