“All technology to do with the production of visual effects interests us,” says Pablo Barquín of Physalia – a motion-graphics studio based in Barcelona, Spain. Using Kyle McDonald’s free and open DIY 3D scanner software, Physalia created an unpolished and bold but innovative piece of motion art for Mad MMX – an international design event … Continued
It’s so much more than your average stop motion snippety snipped-up succession of stills. This title sequence for the three-day “post-digital” (que?) super-fest known as OFFF, has a magical lilt to it that we just can’t put our finger on… It’s cheerful and full of unexpected delights while making little-to-no sense. The brands names are … Continued
The concept for the print and online campaign of the 2009 edition of the TEDxEdges event in Lisbon was re-imagined for the title sequence by designer/director Filipe Carvalho. Is there a difference between designing main titles for a movie versus an event? According to Carvalho, it’s all about mood. But because there’s no underlying narrative … Continued
Check out this fabulous feature on Motionographer about Prologue‘s motion design elements for Iron Man 2. “The real co-stars—the real palladium in Iron Man’s chest,” according to the author, Justin Cone. A fascinating insight into the art and process of creating the luscious holographic and utterly believable visuals that played such a major role in … Continued
Splice, a new sci-fi thriller by indie director Vincenzo Natali about generatic engineering, starring Adrien Brody, openened in the US today. And we already have the opening title sequence! Eerie, uncanny CG stuff, made by the talented Paris-based designer Kook Ewo. Ewo, who attended the black carpet premiere in L.A. two nights ago, emailed us … Continued
That and feathered fans are just a few of the Neo-Burlesque references in Deubal’s bouncy animated title sequence for the award-winning French movie On Tour (Tournée en Francais) – a road movie about a troupe of American Neo-Burlesque dancers touring France. And when you’re a title designer working with such fancy credits as Kitten on … Continued
Shine designed the gleeful and stylish animated title sequence for the new Jennifer Lopez vehicle ‘The Back-Up Plan.’ reminiscent of 1960s and 1970s illustrations and so-called “limited” animation, the title sequence shows a woman strolling the streets, as “New York icons graphically morph into baby iconography.”
The title sequence and the in-game flashback sequences for Sony Playstation‘s flagship action-adventure series God of War are stunningly impressionistic. Designed by Imaginary Forces, we asked IF’s designer/director Karin Fong about her experiences designing her first game title sequence.
Aah the Webbys! You know it’s that time when the cleverest tecchy and creative people you know start blowing up our inbox with those gosh-darned vote requests (“No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power.” Jacob Bronowski)… But anyway, our pet website Forget the Film, Watch the Titles – … Continued
The first edition of South by Southwest‘s (SXSW) Excellence in Title Design competition resulted in 18 strong finalists. Wowie‘s stood out because of its original idea combined with a lo-fi approach. “Craig shot the title sequence and I wrote it on Luther’s body with a Sharpie.”
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