Credits

After arranging the shots into the correct order, the next step in the editing process was to add credits. I first created a document with the order in which the titles would appear and in which scene would they be placed. The scene opens with a wide-shot and my made up company's name: AK Films. I placed the credit in between both characters in the trail area to make it blend better. I chose the jitter effect for all the titles because it looks like how a child would scribble on paper yet also eerie. It fits the indie vibe of my film.

Each one of my titles were placed thoughtfully. For example, for "Cinematography by Ashleen Kaur", I put it right next to the closeup of me holding the camera because camera=shots=scenes=cinematography, you get it.

Next for the names of the characters I created a parallel between the two characters. In my introductory scene, the title is placed on the bottom left corner and in Ashveen's scene the title is placed in the bottom right corner. I used the rule of thirds to construct this sequence.

Again there was another important choice that I made. Rather than having the words pop up on the screen, I timed them to appear when an action occurs or the characters move so that they seem more apart of the scene. Like in the instance below, after the camera flashes, the words slowly appear in the space where the light was shone. 

Lastly, the biggest credit of them all, my movie title. I know that your not technically supposed to put it at the end of the opening sequence but it really could not fit anywhere. And I would make up for it with my reasoning. At the ending, Maahi is in the rain and distraught. When she gets up off the grass and walks away she feels like there is nothing left with her, that this place had finally taken it all away. And on the grass the words "Caste Takes All" will replace her. Pretty symbolic I think.