I feel that it's very important to establish the font for my film, especially because we have decided to name the film "Dear Diary;" Although the name may be a little bit cheesy, me and my group can promise it has a meaning to it. The main character is a girl who is very isolated and doesn't have a lot of friends, so when the last day of school ends, she goes directly home to find no one there either. During her car ride home, we want some non-diegetic music on the background and start the credit sequence until she goes into her room and closes the blinds, and the title appears. When the camera pans into the bed, the girl is going to be writing in her diary until her mom comes into her room and takes her out for some ice cream.
The words "Dear Diary" represents the main character’s only place to be honest. It’s where she writes down everything she can’t say out loud. The semicolon in the title is also very important because it symbolizes continuing her life. The semicolon represents when an author could have finished their sentence, but they kept it going. This resonates with our character because she could’ve ended her life, but she kept going.
That’s why choosing the right font matters. It should feel personal, like real handwriting, not too neat or perfect because she’s not perfect either. Maybe it looks a little smudged or faded, as if there was a tear or two ruining it a little bit. We’re probably going to introduce the title as if it was actually being written on the screen and fade it away, but keeping the semicolon one or two seconds more to emphasize its importance.
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