Title Design Research

 The first website I found was www.artofthetitle.com. The first thing I noticed about this website is the clean design, having light colored text over a dark background so everything is easy to read and navigate. Plus, almost everything on the website can be clicked on and it's not a cluttered site so it provides many options without being overwhelming. On the topic of what title sequences are here, when you click the "title sequence" drop down menu you can see recent news in the biggest text on the left, recommended sequences in the middle, and a small section of classic sequences on the right. From watching a few sequences, I learned that classic or older titles have simple and repetitive sequences. Newer titles show more creativity and diversity. My favorite sequence was the title for Feels Good Man, showing the actions of one man that relate to the film but aren't necessarily part of the plot. It adds context to the movie and is engaging with the switch from outside with the real frog and inside drawing a frog. The last note I can make about this website is about the videos themselves. The video is big, but not filling the whole screen, and still allows you to see the title and year of the film as well as a quote from the production underneath it.


The second website I found was www.watchthetitles.com. This website is much more "alive" than the last, immediately showing clips of title sequences on the site. Following the slideshow of sequences is a list of interviews with directors that are available to click on so you can see an inside perspective on the title sequence process. These interviews include people who work specifically with the title making process and have worked on award winning title sequences. They not only have the video interview, but a small article about the person and their work, which is not only helpful but interesting too. The only downside to this is the lack of readily available links to the title sequences they have worked on from the interview page. At the bottom of the site is wide variety of media options to click through and see title sequences for. They offer animated titles, live action titles, old titles, and more recent titles. in no particular order. The best part of this website is the breakdown of the sequence right below the video of it. It walks through all of the elements shown in the sequences and describes the feelings they invoke in the audience. The title sequence for Snow White and the Huntsman gave me ideas for my own sequence, showing someone doing an action from a variety of angles to show all the details and names of the people in the production.




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