Iron Man

Ironman - End Titles
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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.

Direct Link | Format: QuickTime H.264, 720×300 | Size: 17.5 MB | Running Time: 1:28 | Year: 2008
720p HD Version | Format: QuickTime H.264, 1280×544 | Size: 37.9 MB | Running Time: 1:28 | Year: 2008



Created by Danny Yount, Prologue Films
Executive Producer: Kyle Cooper

Paraiso Travel

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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 to see.

Direct Link | Format: QuickTime H.264, 852×480 | Size: 23 MB | Running Time: 1:49 | Year: 2008


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Carnivàle

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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.

Direct Link | Format: QuickTime H.264, 872×480 | Size: 18.1 MB | Running Time: 1:25 | Year: 2003
Direct Link (Textless) | Format: QuickTime H.264, 848×480 | Size: 16.4 MB | Running Time: 1:26 | Year: 2003
720p HD Version (Textless) | Format: QuickTime H.264, 1280×720 | Size: 32.4 MB | Running Time: 1:26 | Year: 2003


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News Release: Emmy for Outstanding Main Title Design

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John Adams

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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.

Direct Link | Format: QuickTime H.264, 853×480 | Size: 24.4 MB | Running Time: 2:07 | Year: 2008
720p HD Version | Format: QuickTime H.264, 1280×720 | Size: 52.5 MB | Running Time: 2:07 | Year: 2008

Reservoir Dogs

Reservoir Dogs
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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.

Direct Link | Format: QuickTime H.264, 864×368 | Size: 24.1 MB | Running Time: 2:18 | Year: 1992
720p HD Version | Format: QuickTime H.264, 1280×544 | Size: 51 MB | Running Time: 2:18 | Year: 1992

Broken & Cyn

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

Broken
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Direct Link | Format: QuickTime H.264, 640×360 | Size: 17.1 MB | Running Time: 1:06 | Year: 2005


Cyn
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Direct Link | Format: QuickTime H.264, 640×360 | Size: 27.1 MB | Running Time: 1:48 | Year: 2007



Created by Numb Robot

Sahara

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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.

Direct Link | Format: QuickTime H.264, 872×480 | Size: 31 MB | Running Time: 3:01 | Year: 2005



Created by Framestore CFC.

Napoleon Dynamite

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USA | 2004 | Color | 1.85:1 | English

Direct Link: 480p SD (QuickTime, 853×462, 30.4 MB, 02:41)

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Image Extra iconCommentary by director Jared Hess, actor Jon Heder and producer/editor Jeremy Coon.

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Title Designer: Aaron Ruell

Danger! 50,000 Volts!


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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

Juno

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USA/Canada | 2007 | Color | 1.85:1 | English

Direct Link: 480p (QuickTime, 848×464, 37 MB, 02:30) + 720p (QuickTime, 1280×704, 76 MB, 02:30)

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Weblink Extra iconJuno: Creating the title sequence

Weblink Extra iconJuno title cards

Shadowplay Studio’s flickr sets on the creation of this title sequence.

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Title Design: Shadowplay Studio

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