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7 Beautiful title & credit sequence designs
I love motion graphics and animation. One thing I look for when I go to the cinema or watch a TV program is a nicely designed title and/or credit sequence. It's not absolutely necessary, but if it's there, and done right, it adds a new level of enjoyment to the film or show. I feel like there has been a bunch of great sequences lately so I thought I'd post a few that I liked.
Pedra do Reino (Stone of the Kingdom)
I found this one while looking through the portfolio of the company that made it (LOBO). I was instantly attracted to it. It reminded me of the title sequence to the HBO series Carnivale. It's almost like an illuminated manuscript come to life.
Iron Man
The Iron Man movie was great! And the ending credit sequence was amazing as well. It used the simple line art you'd find in a program like AutoCAD and created an amazing animated sequence for it. Simple but perfect! It was made by: Prologue
The Company
This is a short animated title sequence for the TNT television mini-series The Company. It's made to look as if pencil sketches have come to life. It's really nice. I actually haven't seen the program, I found it while looking through the website of the company that created it. (Digital Kitchen).
Inside the Medieval Mind
Ok so there's a bit of an old-timey collage-type theme that I seem to be leaning towards. I can't help it, I like it. This was created by Transistor Studio for a BBC series. I haven't seen the series, but I would like to.
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
They had me at the toy Robots, I love Robots! Seriously though, it's a nicely made sequence paying homage to old toys and film title sequence design from the 50's. It was made by Reel FX.
Stranger than Fiction
I thought this title sequence was so great. It was super-simple yet very cleverly executed. I also thought the movie was good. It was a bit of a departure from the typical Will Ferrell movie, which I kind of liked. This was made by MK12.
The Kite Runner
This is another very simply designed title sequence. If you're a typography or calligraphy enthusiast then you'd appreciate this one. This one is also made by MK12.
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I also really love the one from Casino Royale:
http://www.artofthetitle.com/tag/casino-royale/
It just started the movie in a fantastic way!
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Wow. Indeed, the opening for Stranger than Fiction is absolutily stunning. I'm gonna watch the whole movie for sure. :D
A great list. "Stranger than Fiction" has beautiful credits, I absolutely loved them when I first saw them.
thanks! Stranger than Fiction seems to be everyone's favorite. I was surprised by design of the credits when I first saw the film because I didn't expect it. So well done!
Nice! You might also like my compilation of showreels: http://rubiqube.com/10-mindblowing-showreels
I have a motion graphics question in this video piece ( http://www.bluedesign.tv/videos/comcast.html ) how is the swirling "ribbon" and "arrows" constructed? Is that completely in After Effects? if so how is it created? im new to motion graphics... im trying to learn..if anyone has the answer please email me at yjohns20@msn.com Thank You!
Stranger Than Fiction is totally awesome alright....
How about Se7en? It goes along with the mood, movie, storyline and everything else. I was blown off the first time I watched it.
fight club may be the best ever.
what about the title sequence of Pixar's Monsters INC. or (just about) any pixar movie for that matter... Monsters INC most of all though.
Casino Royale was definitely a great opening, surprised it wasnt on this list
I was impressed with the opening credits of Hank Azaria's short-lived cable series "Huff"... but I think I was the only one watching, 'cuz it was cancelled during the 2nd season.
iron man credits are far from simple, just really really really awesome.
you should also check out Lemony Snicket's: A Series of Unfortunate Events -- the full sequence is at the end of the movie
You have to include the credits from "A Series of Unfortunate Events"
Spiderman 1 or maybe even...Speed Racer, the most over the top movie ever (dont confuse over the top with the quality of the movie, it was eh.)
What about the king of them all:
Se7en, by Kyle Cooper.
Sweeny Todd (with Johnny Depp) was quite well done, I thought.
really enjoyed the skit on the "Stone of the Kingdom" by LOBO....Just AWESOME!
Wow, that was cool. Kinda makes me want to hang out and watch the credits from now on after a movie!
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I want to include the end credits from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. The movie was somewhat lackluster in every area but style and cinematography, but the credits, with a gorgeous piece of music by Thomas Newman, are nothing short of stunning - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUx8Jf8F7Ks
Lemony Snicket credits are totally awesome and I apologize for not including them, slight oversight on my part. Thanks for reminding me about them.
Se7evn title sequence is great as well.
I love the Juno Intro!
http://twoifbysee.blogspot.com/2008/01/jason-reitmans-latest-film-juno-w...
I highly recommend the title sequence for The Island Of Dr. Moreau (1996) done by Imaginary Forces (Kyle Cooper, et al). Actually it's the only good thing about the movie. I advise renting it just for the opening title sequence and then ejecting it from your dvd player.
my vote is for the lord of war opening
http://youtube.com/watch?v=n4jMzKxYB74
and do you remember opening from 300? awesome stuff:
http://www.titulosdecredito.org/Fitxa_300.html
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I'd say Catch Me If You Can & Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang should be here too. Both similar in style, beautifully animated and the perfect setup for the movie. Agree with those saying Monsters Inc, that is a stunning title sequence, perfectly timed to the music. Everything they do turns to pure gold tho!
Also agree on Stranger Than Fiction, I discover it through studying title sequences and when I watched the titles online I was gutted I couldn't just watch the rest of the movie, it hooked me right in. Turned out to be a very sweet and quirky film, really enjoyed it. Not what I was expecting from Will "fights a bear" Ferrell, who I do like but didn't expect to take seriously.
Thank you for smoking. The cigarette package, is there anything more beautifully designed?
How about the opening sequence for the TV show Six Feet Under? It's so clean and simple, yet you can see all the work it took to get done.
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Manhattan
Quantum of Solace and Watchmen would have to be my favourite title/credits
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