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A History Of The Title Sequence title sequence - Watch the Titles What do I have to do to become a title designer? It's a question we're often asked. I always tell young designers to do what Jurjen Versteeg did, and just make a title sequence, for an imaginary or existing movie. In 2009, Versteeg created an unofficial title sequence for Sean Penn's Into the Wild, and was subsequently asked to design the titles for an American feature film.
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Talking title sequences with the master… KYLE COOPER » Thunder Chunky Kyle Cooper specializes in title sequences. Not just bog-standard ones though. His are like mini-movies in their own right and they revolutionised the way we all look at film credits. The Latest Trends in Web Design Predicting the evolution of web design is like trying to milk a male goat. Despite ever-changing design trends and techniques, purists and idealists maintain that the principles of great design are timeless. This is true to an extent, but the recent rapid and consistent development of the Internet across many dimensions and in diverse ways has to be taken into account. The Internet has provided us with such a huge platform to innovate and break design barriers; it allows the designer to apply variations and to slightly modify existing trends in order to make their mark. Global access to every kind of tool and technique is at the heart of this creative revolution, allowing designers from all over the world to explore new possibilities. You may be interested in the following related articles as well.
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20 amazing movie title sequences to inspire you Forget movie wallpapers and posters, it's movie title sequences that can often be the most important part of a film. Working in a similar way to a landing page for a website, movie titles set the tone, atmosphere and characters for the audience, all of which can make or break an opening scene. The likes of Saul Bass and Kyle Cooper have set the highest of movie title standards and as you'll see from this list, many graphic designers have clearly been influenced by them, while creating a new breed of iconic and culturally relevant movie title sequences of their own. Here – in no particular order – we pick some of the best movie title sequences ever created and professional designers tell us why they work.