TITLE SEQUENCE
Opening title sequence for the film 20th Century Women using found home-film footage (click to play)Received Honorable Mention in Graphis New Talent Annual 2021
PROJECT BRIEF
The goal of the project was to create a relevant and conceptual title sequence that alludes to the film’s overall tone, characters, theme, or plot.
APPROACH
A major theme of the film is cultural change, which is expressed through the characters who lived through various decades from the 1930s to the 1980s. Therefore, I determined that the title sequence would highlight the mood of the different 20th century decades discussed in the film, as well as its characters. I collaged found home-video footage on Super-8 film to evoke elements of their character arc and capture the zeitgeist of the decade in which each character is from.
Storyboard
RESULTS
The completed title sequence portrays the nostalgic mood of the film, while also alluding to its characters and theme. This is achieved through the connections between the imagery of the home-video footage and consistent stylization. Parallels in the footage are framed so that they blend into each other, symbolizing the fusion of cultures in the film.
Still frames from the completed title sequence