What's in a Name? 9 Do's and Don'ts of Picking TV Titles
Coming up with a good title can be a royal pain. Is it intriguing or just vague? Is it descriptive but too dry? Does it suggest a dynamic concept or sit on the page? In television, good titles can...
View ArticleApproaching the Movie Inside Your Movie - the Art of Title Design
Do you remember the grimy creepiness of Se7en‘s opening, or the elegiac power of Blue Valentine‘s title sequence? Some films keep titles to a minimum, jumping into the story as quickly as possible....
View ArticleRama Allen's 'Vikings' Title Sequence Sets the Stage for New History Channel...
Fairly or not, when it comes to TV series watching I’m apt to come to a decision fairly quickly as to whether or not a show’s going to be a worthwhile investment of my time over the coming weeks....
View ArticleLearn All About the History of Opening Titles in 'The Film before The Film'
If you’ve ever seen a movie (if you haven’t, stop what you’re doing right now, and watch one), you’ve seen opening credits of some kind. Credits have existed pretty much since the beginning of moving...
View ArticleSundance Hit Coming to a Theatre Near You…With a New Title (Or Why Movie...
For those of us who eagerly await the release of festival hits in theatres near us, we track film reviews during their festival runs and make our lists of must-see films in the hopes that at least one...
View ArticleEndcrawl Creates Your End Titles, with Unlimited Renders, for One Flat Fee
Even if all of the hard stuff, like writing, planning, shooting, and editing your film has been finished, there’s still the matter of creating the scrolling end credits. Taking on the task of entering,...
View ArticleHow to Recreate the Title Sequences from 3 Hollywood Films Using (Primarily)...
Nailing the opening title of your film is important for a number of reasons. Usually it’s the first thing your audience sees on-screen that introduces them to your story, which means that it has to...
View ArticlePremiere Pro Tutorial: Using the 'Set Matte' Effect to Create Badass Titles...
Adding titles may not be the most exciting of your post-production process, but that’s not to say that you shouldn’t spend some time taking your titles to the next level. Anyone who’s ever wandered...
View ArticleTutorial: Using 'Live Text Templates' to Manipulate After Effects Titles...
A few days ago, Adobe released the Creative Cloud 2014 video applications, an update that included a few extremely welcomed new features throughout the entire range of video tools. Most notably,...
View ArticleThis Love Letter to Typography Will Make You Think Twice about Your Titling
There are so many things to consider when finishing up the post production of your film. You’re putting the final touches on the edit, mixing sound, creating visual effects, and a whole number of other...
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