Dexter Title Sequence Re-edit (DYM)

Our task was to re-edit the Dexter opening sequence. Watch ours here!

1. Summarise the conventions of title sequences that were most important to this task.

• A consistent font and colour scheme to establish a brand for the show.
• Legal requirements, such as names of the main cast, directors and producers.
• Should be reflective of the genre of the show- in this case

2. How did your group plan to edit the title sequence? (consider timings, industry requirements etc).

• We made a list of names and roles that we would typically see in an opening sequence of a drama, such as an executive producer, a director and the names of the main members of the cast.
• We also tried to synchronise the titles with significant moments of the visuals of the opening sequence. For example, we had two cast names appear when the blood dropped into the sink.

3. Explain the creative decisions made by your group.

• The typeface we used was quite plain  so that the titles would be legible, but still reflective of the horror/mystery genre.
• We wanted to follow the convention of having a consistent font and colouring in order to brand Dexter, but we also used various effects on our titles so that they could work harmoniously with the visuals.

4. How does your re-edit compare to the original?

• Our re-edit was perhaps not conventional of the genre in the sense that we used a variety of effects on the titles, whereas usually, the titles would all appear on the screen in the same way, regardless of the visuals. This is to maintain simplicity and not detract attention from the visuals and from the importance of the titles.