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short essays on design
Of the six readings assigned, the three that stood out to me most were, 4, 31 and 65. In 4, it seemed to just be a general musing on rich and famous, however there were some good takeaway points especially … Continue reading
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Art of the Titles
The Shining The title sequence sets up this film perfectly. Form the very fist moment, you’re on the edge of your seat waiting for something to happen. You’re creeped out from the start, and it begins right there. Without that … Continue reading
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Title Sequence Superlatives
For this week’s blog posting, I looked at the title sequences from a couple films, featured on the website www.artofthetitle.com. The first film title sequence I watched was The Usual Suspects, a crime drama directed by Bryan Singer. Having seen … Continue reading
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Forget the Film, Watch the Titles
Rango Title Sequence Rango is one of those movies that didn’t get a ton of attention. I saw it in the theaters and absolutely loved its animation style. The creatures looks so life-like, yet so out-of-this world. It was almost … Continue reading
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Filmception
The titles of a film used to be the most important part of the film. There you would find the top-billed actors and all the “important” people that had a hand in the film. Films would be made and broken … Continue reading
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Maybe We Shouldn’t Skip the Titles
Whenever I watch a movie on DVD rather than in the movie theater, I skip the titles. I usually go right to the beginning of the movie. I never really appreciated the title sequences. Titles sequences are important because they … Continue reading
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The Title Sequence
Every film introduces itself with a title sequence, so its clear that the title sequence should be representative of the film and also unique. The opening credits are the first thing that the viewer sees, it is their first impression … Continue reading
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Title Sequences
The Backup Plan After browsing through the thumbnails that looked interesting to me, the first one that I happened upon choosing was The Backup Plan. I was horrified when I realized that I had chosen a film starring Jennifer Lopez … Continue reading
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