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What promises did our ancestors fulfill and what lunacy did they survive? What historic, phantasmagorical travels did they wheedle and render throughout? …And in a breath we realize that reasons for exorcists exist within. German Expressionist-American newsreels and tarot currency pushing an otherworldly balance that is at once hyper real and not untrue. And you get to float through it all, like the pilot of the first zeppelin or the character in the head of young Bruegel the Elder.

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Images Extra: Download 9 high-res stills from the title sequence (12MB Zip Archive)

News Release: Emmy for Outstanding Main Title Design

Full Credit List: Project Credits

Created by: a52

(Materials courtesy of the Darnell Works Agency & a52)

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Sacred text - on flags no less - born of the blood of a defiant nation. The dusty strings remind me of Deadwood. Counterpoints and parallels.

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Who would have thought that a bunch of guys walking towards camera would make a memorable title sequence?
I guess maybe it has to be these guys and a 12fps step-printing process.

Proving that even short films can benefit from a decent title sequence, Florida soon to be LA-based visual effects company Numb Robot provides some nice work for these low-budget, independent productions. (Thanks Alex)

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Created by Numb Robot

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Even though it was panned by critics, disowned by the original author and a box office failure, Sahara has a beautifully executed single take motion-control camera move for the opening title, that details the hero’s history and previous exploits. It also bears a striking similarity to Delicatessen’s opening montage.

Created by Framestore CFC, who also handled the films digital intermediate process.

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Audio Extra: Commentary about this title sequence by director Jared Hess, actor Jon Heder and producer/editor Jeremy Coon.

Designed by Aaron Ruell and created by Jared Hess & co.

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Nice animated “airline safety card” treatment for the British survival comedy show, hosted by Nick Frost (of Spaced, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz fame).

Created by Mainframe

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Image Extras: flickr set “Juno // Creating the title sequence” and “Juno title cards”

Created by Shadowplay Studio

(Materials courtesy of Shadowplay Studio)

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Image Extra: flickr set of stills from the sequence.

Created by Shadowplay Studio

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Still getting that “WTF?!” reaction after all these years.

Created by Peter Chung