Movie title sequences used to be boring: a mere list of movie stars and directors you had to sit through before the actual movie started.
Then, directors got smart. They started farming the work out to talented design teams. Today, we hearan episode of 99% Invisible on the unseen art of movie title sequences.
What's your favorite title sequence of all time? Listen to the staff of Seattle's Scarecrow Video describe their personal favorites:
and here's a video with a whole lot more of them to inspire you:
http://vimeo.com/20759580
Full list of stories from KUOW Presents, July 8:
- BBC - Egypt - Looking at the Bigger Picture
- Sex Offender Village
- Seattle's Tonya Lockyer Creates Community Through Dance
- Is Tech The New Corporate Evil-Doer?
- BBC- Young and Jobless in Greece
- 99% Invisible: Movie Title Sequences
- An Oral History Of Chasing Snowden
- Writer's Almanac
- Nancy Pearl On The Books That Keep Young Readers Interested
- Does Religion Cause Violence?
- Seattle's Tonya Lockyer Creates Community Through Dance