Pre-Production Unit: Pre-Production - Intro Sequence

One of the pieces of content we would be supplying is the title sequence for Grit.

Myself and Mike discussed and drew up ideas for a potential intro.

The first idea we had was a black screen. The word 'Grit' would then be 'typed' onto the screen one letter at a time. Two definitions for the word would then subsequently appear. The first being 

'Noun: Very small pieces of sand or stone'

This would fade out and then followed by the second definition:

'Verb: To show courage and determination when you are dealing with problems or challenges'

Eerie and ambient music would play over this sequence.

I liked this idea as it was a quiet and tense build up and set the overall tone for the film: tension and a sense of uneasiness.

Afterwards we decided to have blood run over the verb definition letters: a reference to the murders that happened. I thought of the idea of the blood running over only specific letters to spell out a subtle message. We read through the letters that were there and came up with 'It's not real'. This message can be spelt correctly when reading left to right from the top row ('Grit') to the last (challenges).

A very difficult-to-spot easter egg and foreshadow, but it'a there for the eagled-eyed viewer.

 The second idea began the same as the first but minus the definitions. Instead the black screen would fade and graphic match to a label with 'Grit' written on it. The bottle would then be picked up by Sean and the first would begin here. A seamless transition.

We both liked this idea because of its smooth transition but would be relatively tricky to achieve because of the transition.


Ultimately we agreed on the first idea and Mike made this on Premiere Pro.