Kyle Cooper

From watching this interview with Kyle Cooper, I was able to understand how important it is to have titles. In particular, its important to ensure that they are of a suitable font and size which give an impression and tone to the film. For example, in Se7en, Kyle Cooper has ensured that the text looks had written and jumpy. This is to relate to the fact that character in the sequence is a psycho, who is hand writing notes down in a journal, scratching his emotion and developing his own optical in the bath, where he is writing on the film, and is all jumpy.

The type in To Kill A Mocking Bird is very simple, as it does not hid behind objects or move in a Z-axis. The form of the horizontal type and the circular marbles makes for a good contrast, so therefore the type is integrated.

One of the key elements that I learnt was that everything is done for a reason. There are no 'mistakes' when it comes to title design. Every last detail is considered when creating the sequence, from a crack in a photo, to the hair on King Kong.

One of the films that made the biggest impression on him was 'The dead Zone' by Tom Skerritt. This was because the sequence consisted of simple typography, great music, and simple shapes, which linked the graphic design skills that he had developed earlier.