Title Sequences

I have started to look a movie title sequences after Fred showed us a few examples. Some of these I have searched for but others a remember from movies I have seen. I already posted a title sequence for the film 'yes man' which was created by Imaginary Forces. I looked at their website and found a few more really impressive title sequences, like this one for the film 'Number 23'.

The sequence really fits well with the plot of the film and in way directly links to the brief I am tackling at the moment. The repetitive use of the number 23 and the equations used in the sequence give an impression of the fixation the storyline has with the number 23. The use of blood portrays a unhealthy obsession too. After watching the film this sequence becomes more informative. This example really does work well and I do have to say the film's narrative is better represented through moving graphics like this, where sharp movement and eery audio portray the mood perfectly.

I also found this brilliant website for title sequence called artofthetitle.com which is a good resource for finding good title sequences. Whilst on there I found a title sequence for the animated movie 'Superman/Batman: Public Enemies'. The design and movement is clean and crisp, and whats more, I think with some practice I could achieve this kind of result. It's not a million miles away from what I have been asked to do. The movements are basic motion tweens and graphics complement the simplicity. It is excellently executed and this kind of thing excites me about the module. The sequence was created by Sarofsky and you can read a little more about it here.




The next title sequence is again by 'Imaginary Forces'. This time the focus is based on storyboarding. I chose this example to show that anything can be brough to life by the power of key frame animation, even storyboards in this case. This is a clever piece of design which shows the development stage of design in a polished finished. It gives us an insight of the narative of the series of programmes and does it in a way which fits the content by making reference to the title of 'storymakers' through kinetic illustration.


And finally, this title sequence for the film 'Catch me if you can', is undoubtedly another great piece of digital animation. This was design by Kuntzel & Deygas. I love how the animation is a story in itself, something which I will be I would be aiming to replicate further down on the line in the digital module. Even the 5 second animations should have a storyline of some sort. This example shows us how to portray a story through a one or two minutes of digital animation.


This title sequence went on to be so successful, and was spoofed in a simpsons episode.