VIDEO: The Greatest Movie Title Sequences, Together at Last
So as we noted, SXSW goes beyond the basic Audience and Jury prizes and also doles out honors in categories like Poster Design and Title Sequence. At the screening honoring finalists in the latter category, juror Ian Albinson put together this nifty video, A Brief History of Title Design. While it's by no means comprehensive, the montage is breezy and well-edited. Also, it ends with the undisputed champion of all title sequences. That said, I think Jean-Luc Godard's giant, colorful titles should have gotten props here. What else is missing?
A Brief History of Title Design from Ian Albinson on Vimeo.
A full list of films included is available here.
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Pedro Almodovar's Woman on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown??
Not all of them are from movies.. Case in point:
1:53 -- Six Feet Under
1:56 -- Dexter
Still an awesome montage though.
I agree, and I'd also want to include _Bad Education_. Point being, there should have been at least _one_ Almodovar movie in there.
_The Lady Eve_, _Four Rooms_, _Smiley Face_
(just thinking of some good animated/cartoon ones)
The opening credit sequence from "Watchmen" was terrific:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14vTrFyHO94
"Thank You For Smoking" was inventive w/ the cigarette ad/packaging format:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHKBIKv0HjA
"Bunny Lake is Missing" has that creepy hand tearing off names:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ7BSmS6aLc
and the titles for "Charade" are fun:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjGDjwxRwpI
Maybe Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing"? or was it "Jungle Fever"? The one with the street signs.
Bunny Lake is Missing is a great call. Those have always stuck with me.
The "WATCHMEN" had brilliant titles!!
Can you do the same montage with European cinema? and also, could you actually add a different soundtrack? thanks. s.