For our title, we decided to keep it simple because we did not want to add too much suspense for this part. We kept the words white because our film starts off happy while the toddler is simply just playing on the playground. As for transitions, we made some of them cuts and some of them fade outs. We did not use any crazy transitions, we just wanted to keep them simple because we were not too worried about them. Our main focus was to convey the message of the opening scene. However, we did use a couple of special effects that emphasized the whole meaning. We did make the one shot of the kidnapper walking away with the toddler in slow motion to emphasize what was actually taking place at that moment. Also, we did use zoom in shots a lot that gave a closer look into what was going on. We thought it was interesting that when we moved in closer with the iPhone camera, the movement in almost looked like a dolly zoom because the camera movements as well as Jackies movements were so smooth and perfect.
This fade out transition between two different shots really left a nice effect that helped separate the setting so it wasn’t just a harsh cut. The first shot was of the mom walking around, talking on her phone, and losing attention of her daughter. It then fades out to another shot of the parking lot with the white truck pulling in a parking space. The transition helped enhance the change of locations.
The Vanished 