The History of Movie Title Sequences

Not only do Title Sequences tell you the name of the film and the stars, they can also set the tone and mood and put you in the right frame of mind to experience the film or TV show to come. Explore the history of the title sequence and how they've evolved along with business of filmmaking over the past century.

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[MrVideovibes]

Although his career as a film title designer was brief, Iginio Lardani did the titles (mostly rotoscoped) to two hugely influential films of the 1960's, "A Fistful of Dollars" and "The Good, the Bad & the Ugly", still memorable today.

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That subtle Wilhelm scream in the intro when the camera falls. XDXDXD

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Outstanding! Great topic. Truly some amazing artistry throughout the decades ... I can't believe how intense those massive camera rigs were, and the amount of hours it must've taken to accomplish. One of my personal favorites is how they shot the opening title for John Carpenter's The Thing. It's just so cool. Anyway, thanks for taking the time to break this down.

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I didn't think title sequences was such an interesting topic. It's just one of those things you never really think about. Thanks for the video!

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Really fantastic. Excellent work here, and the mere mention of Bass and Binder quickened my pulse in glorious anticipation of how they would relate to the narrative here.

[XprPrentice]

And as a P.S. to my previous comment: My high school film appreciation teacher taught us to stay through the end titles, and I've done that for more than 20 years. (I have a special couple of things I look out for - there's always someone named Chris or Christopher [my name] and there's always someone with a nickname in quotes.) So, having said that, I was one of the few who sat through about a half hour of end credits for "Return of the King." I needed another popcorn refill!

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