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Watch the Titles: The Dark Knight Rises (unofficial)

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You could be forgiven thinking that Kyle Cooper and David Fincher collaborated on the titles to The Dark Knight Rises – the new Batman movie that isn’t out till summer 2012. This unofficial title sequence was created as part of a class assignment by a student of Communication Design from Istanbul, Turkey. His name is … Continued

Watch the Titles: The Young Girls of Rochefort

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If you think nouvelle vague equals the rough-edged cinematic language by the likes of Godard and Truffaut, think again. The Young Girls of Rochefort by Jacques Demy is an homage to the great Hollywood musical. Featuring George Chakiris alongside the French diva-in-the-making Catherine Deneuve, the film and its magnificent opening sequence represents the quintessence of … Continued

Watch the Titles: Copelia

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You’ve got to give it up for Momoco. This small London studio did what many title designers only dream of – they made their own film. Copelia is a short, intelligent sci-fi love story that features some of the most hallucinogenic futurescapes we’ve ever seen. A true Renaissance Man, designer Nic Benns wrote, directed, edited, … Continued

Watch the Titles: Fantomas Strikes Back

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An unusual mix of ink-painted backgrounds, cartoon animations and improvised typography designed with oil pastel crayons. The main title for Fantômas se Déchaîne is officially credited to Berthon Films. But who was the creative force behind this forgotten studio? This quintessentially French piece of animaton could not be left uncredited…

Watch the Titles: X-Men: First Class

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Prologue’s Simon Clowes crafted a crisp and clean Maurice Binder-esque graphical representation of what lies at the very core of the formidable powers of the X-Men superheroes: gene mutation. In this Making Of X-Men: First Class, Clowes talks about his title sequence, the lasting appeal of the classic Main Titles by Bass and Binder, and … Continued

Watch the Titles: Polanski’s “Che?”

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Director Roman Polanski directed Che? in 1972. It’s the last movie he made before heading off to the US to shoot Chinatown – the movie he is now most known for. The subtle and poetic handwritten title sequence for Che? were made by Jean-Michel Folon – a Belgian artist living in France. It’s a lovely … Continued

Watch the Titles: ‘The Playgrounds Live Title Show’

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“It needs to be a ‘you-should-have-been-there’ moment,” was essentially the creative brief of the annual Playgrounds Digital Arts Fest to design studio HEYHEYHEY. Together they came up with the idea to do a Live Titles Show wherein the speakers would perform their own titles. An extremely stressful but very rewarding experience, according to HEYHEYHEY. The … Continued

Watch the Titles: Keeping it analogue for “Magic Trip”

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New on Watch the Titles: Magic Trip – Ken Kesey’s Search for a Cool Place Imaginary Forces art director Karin Fong directs the main titles and special sequences for Magic Trip – a movie about Ken Kesey‘s legendary, LSD-infused 1964 road trip from California to New York. Fong visualizes Kesey’s altered state of mind. But … Continued

Watch the Titles: The Troubles of Alfred

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The latest addition to French Fridays, a guest-curated program on Watch the Titles dedicated to French title design, is The Troubles of Alfred – a movie by the famous French comedian Pierre Richard. This title sequence for this film brings us back to one of the main reasons why we started Forget the Film, Watch the Titles back in … Continued