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Final Concept

For my Title sequence “Around the World in 50 Years” my idea was to play off the concept of what Albert Podell desk might have looked like when he was first starting to write his book. From travel journals to tickets to pictures I wanted everything travel related I could think of to show a traveler and writer in one. I even made “plane tickets” in photoshop to one of the locations mentioned in the book for Podell and Steve, one of the people that traveled with him to many countries.  

For the graphic part I wanted it to be similar to the moving news paper and pictures in the Harry Potter movie. In the title sequence as the camera goes around the desk and map the camera focus on certain pictures along the way. Once focused on the picture the picture comes to life and shows a quick seen from the “book” ( In actuality the pictures and videos are my own that represent some of the most memorable moments from the book). Its meant to be similar to when you get so into a book and for a moment you forget that you’r reading a book and not watching a movie or at real place because the scenes become so vivid in your head they almost become real to you.  

The font (Permanent marker) was specifically chosen to give the feeling that the credits where written on as if they where notes in a travel journal. 

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Around the World in 50 Years_ Title Sequence

WWU Design 260 Final Project

This video is a movie title sequence for the non-fiction book Around the World in 50 years by Albert Podell. All images and videos are original work.

Music Info: Inspirational Cinematic Ambient by AShamaluevMusic. Music Link: https://soundcloud.com/ashamaluevmusic/inspirational-cinematic-ambient

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Title Sequence Project

Ruff-Digital sketch of the title sequence for the book "Around The World in 50 years" All videos and images are my own. Do not repost, please.

Music Info: Inspirational Cinematic Ambient by AShamaluevMusic. Music Link: https://soundcloud.com/ashamaluevmusic/inspirational-cinematic-ambient

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Story Board “Title Sequence”

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Title Sequence Music Choices

“I’m Born To Run” by American Authors 

“Fire on up” by Paper Kings

“Someone To You” by Banners

“Space Travel” by Borrtex

“Te amo” by Vendredi

“Special Days” by Jay Jen

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Title Sequence Final Decision

 “Around the World in 50 years” a true story by Albert Podell  

The title sequence will start focused on a map with photos on the edge. The camera will pan around to individual photos on the map and once on a picture the camera will zoom in and the picture will turn into a video with a credit. Then the camera will pan back out and do the same thing again. After doing some credits with pictures on the map the camera will pan down to a desk that has a travel journal with pictures and writing. There will also be an old camera, plane tickets and a computer. The Journal and plane tickets will have credit information and the camera and other picture on the desk will do the same thing as the photos on the map. At the end the camera will pan to the computer where the other will be writing the “book” and the title will be at the top. 

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BrainStorming and Mood Board: Option 3

Around the world in 50 years

What word associations come to mind?

Old school, adventure, intense, fun, Inspirational  

What are moods or themes you want to communicate?

Bright, fun, exiting. 

What visuals support the book?

photos, writing, travel gear. 

Graphic ideas

Doing a view and transition similar to game of thrones title sequence but with a desk covered in travel planing and supplies. 

The credits and the info hidden in the stuff on the desk. 

Panning to a laptop where the storing is being written with the title. 

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BrainStorming and Mood Board: Option 2

The Infernal Devices 

What word associations come to mind?

Vintage, London, Angel, News paper

What are moods or themes you want to communicate?

Dark, Mystical.

What visuals support the book?

Mechanical angel necklace, violin, Runes 

Graphic ideas

Flowing through a news paper like in the Harry potter movie with pictures and Credits showing as you go along.

Having the title Sequence end with the news paper forming into the clockwork angle. 

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Brainstorming and Mood Board: Option 1

House of Night

What word associations come to mind?

Mystical

What are moods or themes you want to communicate?

Dark, Mysterious 

What visuals support the book?

Tattoos, Crescent moon, burning sage, Raven.

Graphic ideas

Having the credit font fade into the shot with the intricate tattoos forming as well. 

Do different body shot Intense scenes like in the teen wolf title sequence.    

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Title Sequence Book Choices

1- House of Nights Series  by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast 

A fiction young adult novel about a world where some people when their teens have a crescent moon tattoo appear on their forehead after a Vampire Tracker Marks them. Once marked they must go to a special school to learn which element they are affiliated with. Once they learn and master their skills a new and larger tattoo will appear around their crescent moon labeling them as an adult,.  

The main character is  16-year-old Zoey Redbird that is marked and then has to go to the House of Night but she learns that she is no average fledgling. She has been Marked as special by the vampyre Goddess Nyx and has affinities for all five elements: Air, Fire Water, Earth and Spirit. But she is not the only fledgling at the House of Night with special powers. When she discovers that the leader of the Dark Daughters, the school’s most elite club, is mis-using her Goddess-given gifts, Zoey must look deep within herself for the courage to embrace her destiny – with a little help from her new vampyre friends  

2-  The Infernal Devices  by Cassandra Clare

A fiction young adult novel about a time when Shadowhunters are barely winning the fight against the forces of darkness, one battle will change the course of history forever. 

The book takes place in 1878 London. Tessa Gray is the main character that descends into London’s dark supernatural underworld in search of her missing brother. She soon discovers that her only allies are the demon-slaying Shadowhunters—including Will and Jem, the mysterious boys she is attracted to. Soon they find themselves up against the Pandemonium Club, a secret organization of vampires, demons, warlocks, and humans. Equipped with a magical army of unstoppable clockwork creatures, the Club is out to rule the British Empire, and only Tessa and her allies can stop them. 

3- Around the world in 50 years My Adventure to Every Country on Earth by Albert  Podell

A non-fiction book about how Albert Podell first, set a record for the longest automobile journey ever made around the world, a deadly and exiting trip in which he came within seconds of being lynched in Pakistan, and lost three of the five men who started with him, two to disease, one to the Vietcong. Although it took him forty-seven more years Albert Podell set another record by going to every country on Earth(196!). Some of which, because of global warming and rising sea leaves no longer exist. In the book Podell talks about how he faced major dangers such as riots, revolutions, earthquakes, civil wars, tsunamis, voodoo priests, volcanic eruptions, robbers, flying crabs,  deadly snow and sand storms, corrupt cops, and Cape buffalo. Sufficed to say he faced major events and dangers, nun of which he went looking for. He ate everything from old camel meat and rats to dung beetles and the brain of a live monkey. While danger is exiting his books still has fun and light tones to it that over shadows the danger and be the last page has you itching to fill your passport with as many stamps as possible. 

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Title Sequence Inspiration 

#3 Inspiration “Teen Wolf” Season 4

This is one of my favorite title sequence because of how it focused on each main characters and their credits are featured. Each Character getsTheir own focus and dramatic moment. I also love the use of dust and powder to add dramatic effect. They also add little details that tell you about the show such as the cross bow falling and the tattoos showing. Those are all vary important symbol to the show. 

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Title Sequence Inspiration 

#2 Inspiration “Catch Me If You Can”

The main thing I love about this title Sequence is how the fount and the animation interact with each other, having the letters with straight lines come down and transform into the animation. I also like the color choose, each “scene” has its own color, blue for airport, yellow for pool, and green for hospital. The animation drawings are also simple and consistent making its beautiful and seam less.   

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Title Sequence Inspiration

#1 Inspiration “Game of Thrones” 

I love the title Sequence for Game of Thrones because of the transitions. When its going from one place to the other the screen glides across the map, Smoothly transitioning from one place to another and once it reaches the location a credit pulls up but your still focuses on the scene. I also like how they lay out all the main locations of the show, through amazing 3D graphics. 

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Music Interpretation “Blue Monday” by Sebastian Böhm

Motion graphics used to mimic the beat of the music. Music- Blue Monday - Official "New Order" Epic Cover by Sebastian Böhm. Official "Wonder Woman 1984"

Scale: 00:00-00:10 Color: 00:11-00:20 Shape: 00:21-00:30 Transparency: 00:31-00:40

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Initial Style Frames

Scale, Color, Shape, Transparency. 

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Color: Draft

Section 2 of 4 motion Graphic Music Interpretation videos. Manipulation of Color.

Music: Blue Monday - Official "New Order" Epic Cover by Sebastian Böhm. Official "Wonder Woman 1984" Trailer Music.

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Scale: Draft

Section 1 of 4 motion Graphic Music Interpretation videos. Manipulation of Scale.

Blue Monday - Official "New Order" Epic Cover by Sebastian Böhm. Official "Wonder Woman 1984" Trailer Music.