WHAT MAKES A GOOD TITLE SEQUENCE ACCORDING TO KYLE COOPER?
Kyle Cooper is an American designer of title sequences. He made title sequences to the most well known films such as "Iron Man" and "Seven".
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A good title sequence allows the audience to establish
expectations and be prepared to what they are about to watch. It should be so
capturing that the audience forget about everything else and make them feel
like they wouldn’t prefer to be anywhere else but “in the moment and it gets
you excited”.
He suggests that a good title sequence should allow the audience to figure out
the mood, the tone, the genre of the film straightaway. There must be a
connection between every part of the film and allow the audience to have an “ahh
I get it” moment.
Kyle Cooper says that he likes “handmade things” because there is something “really imperfect” about it. This implies that he prefers things that make the film realistic and more believable. Too dramatic or too digital may almost come off as fake or a fantasy and that’s not the case of a good title sequence. He believes that the audience should be able to relate to it and make them feel like they also are a part of the film. He often centres on one thing that is the character’s obsession. For example, in his very own title sequence to the film “Seven”, he focuses mostly on notebooks and uses hand written fonts.
Overall, Kyle Cooper likes to produce extraordinary title sequences from simple regular realistic things. He does this by shooting at different angles and the music he uses in the background. His trick to a good title sequence is to make the simple things amazing and through the way he organises his shots and mixes them around gives the title sequence life and meaning. Kyle likes to create deep meanings visually with dramatic music rather than using dialogue. This creates tension. In the outcomes, he always manages to give clues about the genre, mood and tone of the film and he makes sure that the opening sequence is with the audience throughout the whole film and not just for the moment.
Kyle Cooper says that he likes “handmade things” because there is something “really imperfect” about it. This implies that he prefers things that make the film realistic and more believable. Too dramatic or too digital may almost come off as fake or a fantasy and that’s not the case of a good title sequence. He believes that the audience should be able to relate to it and make them feel like they also are a part of the film. He often centres on one thing that is the character’s obsession. For example, in his very own title sequence to the film “Seven”, he focuses mostly on notebooks and uses hand written fonts.
Overall, Kyle Cooper likes to produce extraordinary title sequences from simple regular realistic things. He does this by shooting at different angles and the music he uses in the background. His trick to a good title sequence is to make the simple things amazing and through the way he organises his shots and mixes them around gives the title sequence life and meaning. Kyle likes to create deep meanings visually with dramatic music rather than using dialogue. This creates tension. In the outcomes, he always manages to give clues about the genre, mood and tone of the film and he makes sure that the opening sequence is with the audience throughout the whole film and not just for the moment.
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