Art of the Title Sequence
I’ve just started a film oriented design project in one of my classes, and I’ve been spending a lot of time browsing through the archives over at Art of the Title. Started in December 2007, Art of the Title is a blog dedicated to the film title sequence, and is a great resource for film buffs and designer alike. They post high quality videos of each sequence they chronicle, and usually have an interview with the creators as well. It’s amazing to see what can be done with little to no footage from the actual movie.
My favorites are Catch Me If You Can, Kung Fu Panda, and Stranger Than Fiction.
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February 19th, 2009 at 1:27 am
My favorites:
Thank You For Smoking
http://www.yo...en.dk/?p=330
Dexter
http://www.yo...en.dk/?p=330
February 19th, 2009 at 1:28 am
I like the Seven Pounds title sequence too, but cant seem to find a youtube link
February 19th, 2009 at 1:30 am
tnx for this great post, gotta inspired!
February 19th, 2009 at 2:30 am
came across that site while searching for the title sequence of ‘the conversation’ a few months a go, very good site
February 19th, 2009 at 6:14 am
nice post, alex! digging the hellenic wide in “catch me if you can”….
gotta get that font!!!
February 19th, 2009 at 7:27 am
I’ve always really liked the catch me if you can title credits and the stranger than fiction graphics as well…so clean!
February 19th, 2009 at 7:28 am
Scott, check out the title sequence for The Fall. It’s incredible.
http://www.ar...09/the-fall/
February 19th, 2009 at 9:48 am
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February 19th, 2009 at 10:26 am
I’d also recommend the sequence from the movie PERSEPOLIS.
February 19th, 2009 at 11:01 am
Stranger Than Fiction is my all time favorite movie and I love the title sequences. Persepolis is pretty amazing as is Kite Runner. Alex, I would definitely check out Kite Runner’s title sequence, it’s great.
February 19th, 2009 at 11:21 am
Does anyone know the name of the typeface used on the opening title sequence for “To Kill A Mockingbird?”
http://www.ar...mockingbird/
February 19th, 2009 at 11:31 am
I love the Catch Me If You Can intro. I took a great deal of inspiration from this style whilst I undertook my first animation project.
Nina Simone’s Very Best of Album shares this style and the advert to promote this (at least in the UK) had a very similar style. Worth checking out.
Keep us up to date with your project!
February 19th, 2009 at 11:49 am
I’ve just found the Nina Simone advert. I haven’t looked into it, but, I take an educated guess that Kuntzel+Deygas did the advert.
http://www.yo...=QRvezoy3bAY
February 19th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Woow what awesome link! thanks Alex, that is a great resource.
And so I’m another fan for the Catch me… is the best opening titles I had saw.
Cheers
February 19th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
these are all great too, but the opening credits for Commando are f’n great. Schwarzenegger and Alyssa Milano feeding a “wild” baby deer……priceless.
February 19th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
seriously tho, the opening credit sequence for Panic Room is delicious.
http://www.yo...=sqIclb4qsJI
February 19th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
the opening title sequence of ‘Lucky Number Sleven’ is impressive as well.
February 19th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Alex, try also the opening credits for Fahrenheit 451, I believe it’s simple yet strange, might be interesting to you…
February 19th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
thank you for posting this site! i love good movie title sequences and this is a great resource.
February 19th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
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February 20th, 2009 at 1:29 am
nice project, but i miss the rating system
(and the text isn`t reader-friendly)
February 21st, 2009 at 2:28 am
You favorites are mine as well. I prefer the more simplistic designs to the over-the-top variety.
I’m always peeking in on Imaginary Forces, since they do lots of credit work.
http://imagin...yforces.com/
February 24th, 2009 at 12:47 am
[...] they’re not quite as good as their big screen counterparts, some TV title sequences these days are looking pretty good. Smashing Magazine has an article [...]
April 6th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
[...] while ago I mentioned a project I was working on for class regarding a film festival. The project is about halfway done [...]
May 14th, 2009 at 6:06 am
I just wanted to point out that the titles for Catch Me If You Can and the Nina Simone ad are strongly reminiscent of the titles created by Saul Bass for movies like North by Northwest and Psycho.
I am a huge fan of his geometric stylization.
May 20th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
sal bass is the master
May 30th, 2009 at 10:40 am
http://www.yo...=lmTneiNtJpw
June 22nd, 2009 at 5:12 pm
[...] Art of the Title Sequence has a bunch of new material up, including an interview with the minds behind the Wall-E end credits. Looks like a staggering amount of research went into this. As usual, the results are terrific. A version is up on Youtube, but as they suggest on the site, much better to consult the Blu-Ray if you’ve got it. [...]