The Evolution of Film Titles

Film Titles have progressed a lot since the 1920s. This post talks about the development of film titles over the years.

1920s
When film titles were first being produced in the 1920s, they were very minmalistic with a black screen with the titles being shown in white. This is due to a lack of technology.

1930s-1955

During this time, film titles began to develop more and were made more visually appealing. This was because the titles were accompanied by still images and a musical score. The credits also grew longer.

1955

Titles were accompanied by a series of music although to begin with not a lot of dialogue was used. This meant that they were often ambiguous until the film began. This is still used today.

Late 1990s

Titles began to be built around animation and motion graphic. Today, opening film titles can contain anything, providing that the names appear in the correct set order.