Opening Credits: Inspiration

So that we are able to create effective credits it was important that we looked at other successful thriller films.

Memento:

This is particularly effective because the credits are very simple, and the audience focus on the photo behind this text. They don't distract from the film, but don't seem to follow the thriller theme as well as they could.

Fargo:

These credits are better than the Memento credits, they follow a theme and don't take as much of the focus from the action happening on-screen.

Se7en:

These credits are the most successful of the three films in my opinion. They are not just text on screen they have a clear relationship to the crime genre, the font suits the film and it's not static - an effect has been used to give the illusion of the text shaking. The credits have also been edited around the other footage, giving it equal importance.