http://www.artofthetitle.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:19:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For all its efficiency a guillotine isn't easy to erect. Sometimes you have to swing an ax. The pulse quickens and the reverberation connects those on each end. These four title sequences take a little off the top and open films that put a lump in your throat. Sisters [1973] Brian De ... http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/07/23/feature-tension-in-title-sequences/ Click to Watch Who envisions a throat slit crescentic to a curving world, all its ephemera owned by one of the most famous cocaine dealers in Latin America? Smog's Moises Arancibia, spoke with Art of the Title: "'El Don,' is a television series inspired by the life of notorious Chilean gangster known ... http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/07/12/el-don-2008/ Click to Watch Inspired by the true story of a New Zealand businessman battling the Inland Revenue Department, filmmaker Jonothan Cullinane optioned the book and made the film (see his blog "How to Direct a Film"). Art of the Title discusses the opening sequence with Cullinane; "The story covers a five year ... http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/07/03/were-here-to-help-2007/ Click to Watch Whereas Romero's original film was in part a metaphor for American consumerism, the title sequence for the updated Dawn of the Dead touches upon the idea of Holy War as harbinger to the apocalypse, and details the consequences for the media when it decides to ask tough ... http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/06/30/dawn-of-the-dead-2004/ Click to Watch With the backdrop of a high school science text book this opening brilliantly weaves its deliberately cliché-ridden tale, taking every sitcom formula and soap opera stereotype, and crafting it into pure comedic gold. The amazing writing, performances, music, art direction and animation could only lead to one thing ... http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/06/16/clone-high-2002/ Opening Sequence Click to Watch Direct Link | Format: QuickTime H.264, 720x400 | Size: 28 MB | Running Time: 3:21 End Titles Click to Watch The daily routine, broken down to the extreme. Optimized perfectly, perhaps too perfectly. Direct Link | Format: QuickTime H.264, 720x400 | Size: 22MB | Running Time: 2:27 Video Extra: Picture a Number: ... http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/06/10/stranger-than-fiction-2006/ Click to Watch Repeat to yourself "It's just a show"... http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/06/03/mystery-science-theater-3000-1988/ Note the consistency of design in the title sequences to the Alien Quadrilogy. Note too how they differ. Does each tangent of theme reflect the respective film? Alien [1979] Crossing over an eclipsing planet with the title appearing in non-linear, segmented letters. From the outer letters inwards (even the middle swath of the letter "E" is ... http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/05/14/feature-alien-quadrilogy-analysis/ Click to Watch An interpretation of the body suit as an exploded technical diagram on acid. Like Ozzy wails, "Is he alive or dead? Has he thoughts within his head?" Smartly done. Created by Danny Yount, Prologue Films Executive Producer: Kyle Cooper http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/05/10/iron-man-end-titles-2008/ Click to Watch Gorgeous, lush, rich and relaxed. A string of nicely woven end titles transition both characters and the visual styles that whisk them (and us) along. Misty windows, smoke, steam, lucrum, bus, and a coming-and-going taxi get us there. Feels like a sensuous snapshot of a film I've yet ... http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/05/08/paraiso-travel-2008/