“The challenge with the title sequence was to bridge the gap between the opening scene in 19th Century Italy (where we establish Fraccini for the first time), and the beginning of the rest of the film in present day London. Iconic scenes from the film were chosen and adapted to construct a light-hearted, graphic narrative throughout which a central character would travel. The intention was to have a sequence with no cuts, where each scene transitioned seamlessly into the next. The styling was a deliberate homage to Saul Bass, but with the focus of creating something unique and contemporary.

Seemingly on the run throughout the various scenes, the silhouetted figure encounters (and escapes) a number of different situations before finally being caught at the end of the sequence, where he’s forcibly thrown into the rest of the film.

The sequence was nominated in both the Rushes Soho Shorts Festival and British Animation Awards.”