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The Emmys - Outstanding Main Title Design! Your Take!

 Primary Middle  Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability

1. Every year, an Emmy for Outstanding Main Title Design is awarded to one lucky winner. Movie title design is a true form of art and it’s one of many areas of specialization a multimedia designer [specialist] may pursue in his or her career. (Source: Sessions College)

The Emmy winner for Outstanding Main Title Design 2017 was for "Stranger Things". Look at the following video: Stranger Things | Title Sequence [HD] | Netflix
https://youtu.be/-RcPZdihrp4

 Here is Art of the Title's review:

STRANGER THINGS
Netflix
Studio: Imaginary Forces
Creative Director: Michelle Dougherty

Netflix’s Stranger Things is a series loaded with subtle nods and not-so-subtle homages to some of the most beloved films of the 1980s. Showrunners Matt and Ross Duffer deliver a shot of pure nostalgia, a dose of something both familiar to viewers and altogether distinct. Similarly, the show’s main titles function as a tribute to some of the era’s most iconic book covers and title sequences, a pastiche of first impressions. Paired with a synthy title track straight out of a Carpenter flick, the Stranger Things sequence echoes the openings of genre classics like Altered States and The Dead Zone both in form and tone. Large, hollow type drifts through a void, slowly assembling, its glowing red edges cutting through the darkness as smaller credits fade in and out. The primary typeface is Benguiat, chosen for its associations with Stephen King paperbacks, the Choose Your Own Adventure series, and other dusty, musty touchstones.

The Stranger Things opening is not only a fitting successor to a revered title design tradition, but a testament to the power of type in motion and the enormous potency of nostalgia.

2. You are to select your favourite film and re-do the Main Title Design.

 Process:

 a. Use the primary typeface Benguiat (as a nod to Stranger Things' design). You might need to download this font but it is free.

(Source: Google)
 

b. Use Sway or MotionBuilder [both are free] to construct your Main Title Design.

SWAY

MotionBuilder MotionBuilder 3D character animation software for virtual production helps you to more efficiently manipulate and refine data with greater reliability. Capture, edit, and play back complex character animation in a highly responsive, interactive environment, and work with a display optimized for both animators and directors.

3. Share with a partner. Make any changes after discussing with your partner.

4. Share with the class.

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