The TV show Vikings is a bloody and gory show, and the opening title sequence does an excellent job foreshadowing this aspect of the show for its audience. One of the most eye catching features of this title sequence is the unique transitions during the 52 second video. The beginning of the sequence shows rain…
The popping and vibrant colors of The Morning Show‘s opening sequence give a lot of personality to simple shapes and keeps a dramatic energy that matches the shows plot. It begins with two-dimensional animated circles that eventually have more life given to them as the introduction goes on. All of the colors are very saturated…
The title sequence of Delicatessen, beginning with the credits, presents the viewer with the name of the film slamming down with the chop of a butcher’s knife. The bold letters are masked over butcher paper, insinuating meat underneath. Through the darkness of this title card, we see a pig suspended by chains swing in and…
As an avid fan of the Netflix miniseries The Queen’s Gambit starring Anna Taylor-Joy, I was thrilled to get to analyze the opening sequence of the series. But the opening sequence doesn’t actually come until the end of the last episode. Instead, the viewers get two title stamps spliced with the first few minutes of…
The Island of Dr. Moreau is a film based on the 19th century science fiction book of the same name. The opening sequence of this 1996 movie begins with complete silence and no images, just a few white words on a black screen. This transitions into an image of dark clouds set against an orange…
The Pink Panther opening credit sequence is one of the most recognizable movie references of all time. The movie, which premiered in 1963 was ahead of its time and opened the door for animated title sequences in the entertainment industry. In the opening sequence, it follows a panther doing different activities, such as wearing a…
As it is in most Marvel movies, Ant-Man’s opening credit scenes appear at the end of the film right before the post and mid-credits. Although it does not allow for foreshadow and a peek of what is to come in the movie, it gives viewers the ability to enjoy the movie with no interruptions and…
In the opening title sequence of the film To Kill a Mockingbird, many visual and audible elements are used to foreshadow the rest of the film. The title sequences create the tones that are carried on throughout the film. In the title sequence, synecdoche is used to introduce the kids in the story. The first…
The movie The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor has an opening title score A call to Adventure that was composed by Randy Edelman and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. The symphony music is majestic and crescendos when the title of the movie appears on the screen.The music brings on anticipation and fear it…
The title sequence of Venom is a movie featuring an anti-hero character from Marvel Comics. Moreover, there are the three design elements in the title sequence that caught my eye: the color palette, illustrations, typography, and music. The color palette of this title sequence is composed of three colors: red, black, and white. The use…
David Lynch’s 1997 film Lost Highway‘s opening credits feature movement as one of its key factors for setting the overall tone within the first few seconds. What the viewer is presented with is a road at night, lit only by the headlights of an automobile which is going at an excessive speed. It shows a…
Featured Image Courtesy of Eamesoffice.com The “Powers of Ten” was a very well known short film created by Ray and Charles Eames which has been used as a teaching tool for understanding the importance of scale through the system of exponential powers. The film was based on Kees Boeke’s 1957 book, Cosmic View: The Universe…
In another method of combining complex computer programs with creativity and art John Maeda created “Flying Letters”. This interactive rpgr uses a. Mac OS9 emulator and can be known to take a significant amount of time to load up. “Flying Letters” is exactly what it describes, flying letters in white against a black background that…
Project 2: Fight Club Movie Credits The movie Fight Club produced in 1999 used P. Scott Makela to design a rave-flyer-inspired sans serif typeface to use for the movie credits. Makela worked with movie producer, David Fincher, to produce and design the look and feel of the opening credits. David Fincher had an idea of…
Amy Lee Walton knows Swiss maps have always been recognized for their accuracy and quality, and she set out to design a Swiss ski map using her resources at Mapbox Studio. The integrity and detail of maps created by Swisstopo (Swiss Federal Office of Topography) was an aspect Walton wanted to retain in her recreation,…