Title Sequence: Raging Bull
Year: 1980
Cinematographer: Michael Chapman
This is an incredible title sequence. The whole thing is just one shot, and there isn’t much going on, just a slow motion shot of the ring, but it’s elegant and simple, two things that are hard to pull off.
The music is from the opera Cavalleria Rusticana, by [...]
Title Sequence: 300
Year: 2006
Designer: Garson Yu
You know you are a graphics nerd when the first thing you talk about after seeing 300 is the end titles. There are actually two versions of these titles, another version has some instrumental rock. I like this version much better and think the classical music is a good contrast [...]
Title Sequence: Psycho
Year: 1960
Designer: Saul Bass
Any serious conversation about title sequences has to talk about Psycho. This is classic Saul Bass. I love the movie, and the titles could not have been done better. They are exactly what Saul Bass is about, setting up the mood of the movie before it even begins. The titles [...]
Title Sequence: Catch Me If You Can
Year: 2002
Designer: Olivier Kuntzel & Florence Deygas, Add-A-Dog Studio, Nexus Productions
In case you missed it, it makes me angry that movie title sequences are getting downplayed these days, but this title sequence is definitely one of the best in recent years. My favorite part is the really cool typography. [...]
Sometime around 1960, movies threw away the classic opening title scenes. Watch any old movie, first couple of minutes are the opening credits. They list cast and crew members down to people you really don’t care about. Usually with the movie theme song playing in the background. What happened to those credits? Who got rid [...]
