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Daily Archives: November 2, 2011
Telling A Story With the Title Sequence
If I rent a DVD I usually just fast forward past the title sequence. However, after watching the title sequences from the Seven, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events and Catch Me If You Can. I will never fast … Continue reading
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A Distrubing Robot World
Mark Craste’s Pica Towers Trilogy creates a disturbing glimpse of an apocalyptic robot world. These animated shorts are incredibly successful at creating mystery, intrigue and drama in a brief amount of time. While the overall aesthetic is predominately dark and … Continue reading
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musings
It is interesting to think about how every thing we own was designed with a specific purpose and look. As I look around my apartment I start to ponder design decisions that were made. Like my soundsystem, specifically the subwoofer … Continue reading
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Film Title Design
I can no longer be late for a movie again! I had no idea that there is so much work put into the beginning of a film. All of these title sequences utilize music really well. The music always fits … Continue reading
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Starting at the beginning
I hadn’t really given much though to title credits before this, and now that I think about it, there really are a lot of cool ones out there. Like the overture in operas, musicals, etc., they give viewers a hint … Continue reading
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Narrative Devices: Pica Towers
The Studio AKA Pica Towers trilogy was a bit perplexing to me. Not in form or the aesthetic– the film noir-esque style, the adorable (and sometimes dead) robots, the lighting, the typography, the shot composition, the camera angles revealing new truth– all that … Continue reading
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