Friday, April 2, 2010

Typography Homework 4/2

Journal 9:

I think that watching the type videos without sound is a little confusing, sometimes transitions are really quick or some are really slow so it looks very inconsistent but then when you add the sound you understand why those transitions take longer or take slower. Some of the videos that I really like were ones that were SUPER fast. It doesn't take long to read something so you don't need something there long. The faster it is the more exciting it was for me. The six I looked at differed so much in the mood speed and transitions. Some of the type right in my face and some were just tiny. The ones that really got my attention were the ones that had BOTH. I really loved the video flickermood because it was constantly changing and different.

The most memorable title sequences to me were the Catch Me If You Can, Casino Royale, and Panic Room. I think what i like about CMIYC is that Abagnale was always the same (excepts his outfits) but everything else around him was changing. I liked the part where they introduce Tom Hanks and his role is obviously hunting him down and they show that by making him huge and making it seems like he is the "eye" or he knows all. I loved all the pattern and kaleidoscopicness in Casino Royale, they did so good choosing all those card symbols and intricate patterns because it really represents a casino well. I think what I liked about those two is how they really understood how to do representation right. What I liked about Panic Room is the simplicity but the execution is great. It really looks like that type is actually there. Like you could physically touch it. So I guess I like the execution of that one. Ooh I forgot to talk about Superbad. I love that too. All the personality put into the two guys.. So I guess I like the representation again.

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