Creative director Karin Fong takes us through the process of creating a sensual title sequence in camera for action rom-com This Means War. Using projections on scantily clad women, Fong created a fitting homage to the classic Bond titles, whose swinging style was pioneered by the likes of Maurice Binder and Robert Brownjohn in the … Continued
From time to time, we like to get gritty with it here at Watch the Titles. Corp + Anam is a dark and disturbing Irish crime drama, whose strong themes are enforced by the squirm-worthy images that director Lorcan Finnegan used for his opening titles. Shot in Dublin in a day-and-a-half using DSLRs, Finnegan says … Continued
Childhood dreams are precious regardless of how unrealistic they might seem. Watch the brilliant and imaginative music video “The King or The Bird” by Yellow Son, directed by Jonathan Cohen @Chez Eddy, new in the Electric Cinema selection on our curated music video website 2Pause.
Turn your lights down low, and turn your volume up high because the end credit sequence of Snow White and the Huntsman is, by far, the darkest end credit sequence we ever featured. Combining high-speed phantom footage, elements from the film, CGI, and a custom designed font, The Mill L.A. created an intense and truly … Continued
The titles for the imaginary Ridley Scott movie based on the Kurt Vonnegut novel The Sirens of Titan embody the sci-fi themes perfectly. Light, space and the blending of realities have all been fused together in this delicate and dreamy student project by Dani Wolf and Tal Moskovich. “Every little dot of light is real … Continued
David Wilson takes us on a journey through his very own universe, where we pass myriad trivial objects as well as people that are cut straight through the middle. Just the way we like it from the most energetic and enthusiastic music video director that walks the face of the earth. Watch on 2Pause
Brooklyn-based, Peruvian artist Carlo Vega created an unofficial music video for Yasiin “Mos Def” Bey’s new single “Niggas in Poorest” – a remake of Jay-Z and Kanye West’s 2011 hit “Niggas in Paris.” Verga’s used kinetic typography to augment every word of this highly charged, political track. We liked the vid so much, we got … Continued
Watch “Distant Street Lights” on 2Pause A serious relationship drama, shot on 8mm film, presented on two screens, and played backwards. That is the main premise of a music video directed by Shaun Hughes and Tim Courtney for “Distant Street Lights” by Codes in the Clouds. This uncompromising music video stands out from most other … Continued
“French Fridays” – a special program on Watch the Titles dedicated to French title design from the 1950’s till the 1980’s updates with a true nouvelle vague masterpiece, the opening title sequence of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Shot in a single take and supported by a haunting score by multiple Academy Award-winning composer Michel Legrand, … Continued
Ig Nobel Prizes – First Laugh, Then Think! Watch all 6 episodes at minimovies.org/documentaires/view/ignobel Pek van Andel, Willibrord Weijmar Schultz, Eduard Mooyaart and Ida Sabelis conducted the revolutionary experiment in which heterosexual couples made love in a MRI-scan. The IG Nobel Medicine prize in 2000 went to the Netherlands. Ig Nobel Prizes are the not-so-well-known … Continued
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