As the opening credits are one of the first things we see, it is important to use a font that is fitting of our production as it may be used to set the tone of the whole text, and also influence the audience's initial response to our production.
In 'Hansel & Gretel: Witch hunters' the opening credits are very fitting of the text and set up the audiences expectation for the production.
The way in which we present our credits is very important as this could also have an effect on the audience's perception of our production. By animating the text so that it fades up and out again - like in the titles of 'insidious'- makes it look like smoke, creating an eerie feeling; as well as suggesting the supernatural elements and the theme of astral projection explored within the production. In this example, the use of the opening credits is clearly very fitting of the overall text, and intrigues the audience from the very beginning.
In the opening credits of 'Se7en', the text flickers and twitches, which could be seen as reflective of the unstable, psychotic mindset of the murderer within the narrative - a psychotic individual being a generic thriller character type. Once again, this shows that the use of text within the opening credits is very important in setting the atmosphere for a production - further reinforcing the importance of finding a suitable and effective font choice for our production as not only will it be one of the first things that the audience sees, but it may also influence their initial attitudes towards the film.
Well done for posting these excellent examples of the effective use of titles and credits. They are as you've said an important aspect of the opening to a film and help set up the atmosphere whilst giving clues to the genre and themes of the film. A good example that you've posted and evaluated are the titles in the opening to "Se7en".
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