The Art of the Title Sequence

True Blood

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What it is to be reborn.

A closed-mouthed catfish and cheery gator serve as an aquatic admission into a place that suffers the rot of intolerance and blackish baptisms. Stick shacks sulk under Spanish moss. Jace Everett’s song “Bad Things” plucks and coos over the risque and the religious imagery of Alan Ball’s title sequence for “True Blood” contextualizing the slutty and the sweet swamp-goth vampiric mise-en-scène.

Elements of this sequence have been compared to elements of Andrew Douglas’ mesmeric, stunning, one of a kind film “Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus.” Art of the Title’s intention in providing the opening to “Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus” is pure. It is very good southern surrealist cinema.

USA | 2008 | Color | 1.78:1 | English

Direct Link: 480p (QuickTime, 848×480, 19 MB, 01:31) + 720p (QuickTime, 1280×720, 37 MB, 01:31)

Extras

Video Extra iconSearching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus – Opening Scene

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Video Extra iconDigital Kitchen’s True Blood Featurette (contains nudity)

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Credits

Creative Directors: Matt Mulder, Rama Allen
Live Action Direction: Rama Allen, Morgan Henry, Matthew Mulder, Matt Clark, Tevor Fife
Designers: Rama Allen, Shawn Fedorchuck, Ryan Gagnier, Matthew Mulder, Camm Rowland, Ryan Rothermel, Jacques Broquard
Compositor: Ryan Gagnier
Editor: Shawn Fedorchuck
Producers: Morgan Henry, Kipp Christiansen, Keir Moreano
Executive Creative Director: Paul Mattheaus
Executive Producer: Mark Bayshore
Production Company (titles): Digital Kitchen
Client: HBO

Six Feet Under


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Another from Digital Kitchen, and one of their most highly regarded.

Credits

Creator: Danny Yount
Editor: Eric Anderson
Production Company: Digital Kitchen

The Company


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Dexter

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A wonderfully macabre open to the forensic scientist/psycho killer combo show.

USA | 2006 | Color | 1.78:1 |English/Spanish

CREDITS

Creative Director: Eric Anderson
Live Action Director: Eric Anderson
Producer: Colin Davis
Designers: Lindsay Daniels, Anthony Vitagliano
Editors: Eric Anderson, Josh Bodnar
Animators: Anthony Vitagliano, Nick Campbell
Compositor: Miah Morehead
Exec. Creative Director: Eric Anderson
Exec. Producer: Mark Bashore
Music/Sound: Rolfe Kent
Production Company (titles): Digital Kitchen

Links

Weblink Extra iconDigital Kitchen’s “Dexter” project page.

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