{"id":2132,"date":"2011-03-26T10:45:06","date_gmt":"2011-03-26T10:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasonbennion.com\/?p=2132"},"modified":"2011-03-26T10:45:06","modified_gmt":"2011-03-26T10:45:06","slug":"a_brief_history_of_title_design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasonbennion.com\/index.php\/2011\/03\/26\/a_brief_history_of_title_design\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brief History of Title Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This may only be of interest to hardcore movie geeks like myself, but I found it fascinating&#8230; it&#8217;s a two-minute (give or take) compilation of memorable movie-title sequences (and a few from television) dating from the very beginning of the medium right up to the current moment. Several of my favorites appear, including the stark art-deco block lettering of the original <i>King Kong<\/i>, the creepy burn-through effect of <i>The Thing<\/i>, <i>Star Wars<\/i> receding off into the distance, <i>Superman<\/i> swooping in from behind us, and the delightfully retro animation from Spielberg&#8217;s <i>Catch Me If You Can<\/i>. I&#8217;ll post the complete title list below the fold, if anyone is interested&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/20759580\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/20759580\">A Brief History of Title Design<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/albo\">Ian Albinson<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nAs promised, here&#8217;s a list of all the titles seen in the video, just in case you didn&#8217;t catch a few or want to review. The list comes from <a href=\"http:\/\/flavorwire.com\/162036\/video-of-the-day-a-brief-history-of-title-design\">here<\/a>, where you can also get a little more information on the video&#8217;s origins.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><i>Intolerance<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Phantom of the Opera<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>King Kong<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Modern Times<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>My Man Godfrey<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Make Way For Tomorrow<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Citizen Kane<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>The Maltese Falcon<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Gun Crazy<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>The Treasure of the Sierra Madre<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Lady in the Lake<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Fallen Angel<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>The Thing<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Singing in the Rain<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>The Man with the Golden Arm<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Anatomy of a Murder<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Psycho<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>North by Northwest<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Vertigo<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Grand Prix<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>To Kill A Mockingbird<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Dr. No<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>The Pink Panther<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Goldfinger<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Dr. Strangelove<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Bullitt<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Barbarella<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Soylent Green<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Mean Streets<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Star Wars<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Saturday Night Fever<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Superman<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Alien<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Raging Bull<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>The Terminator<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Brazil<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>The Untouchables<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Do The Right Thing<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Forrest Gump<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>The Naked Gun<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Cape Fear<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Reservoir Dogs<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Delicatessen<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Natural Born Killers<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Freaked<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Se7en<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>The Island of Dr. Moreau<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Mimic<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Donnie Brasco<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Mission Impossible<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Dawn of the Dead<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Fight Club<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Catch Me If You Can<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Lemony Snicket&#8217;s A Series of Unfortunate Events<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>The Fall<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Casino Royale<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Six Feet Under<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Carnivale<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Dexter<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Mad Men<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Iron Man<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Juno<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>The Kingdom<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Wall-E<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Sherlock Holmes<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Up In The Air<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Zombieland<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Scott Pilgrim vs the World<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Buried<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Robin Hood<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Machete<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>The Social Network<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Enter The Void<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This may only be of interest to hardcore movie geeks like myself, but I found it fascinating&#8230; it&#8217;s a two-minute (give or take) compilation of memorable movie-title sequences (and a few from television) dating from the very beginning of the medium right up to the current moment. 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