SXSW 2021 Film Awards: Title Design Finalists

The SXSW Title Design Competition, normally showcased in front of a large audience and featuring an in-person judging process in Austin, Texas, has been shifted to an all-digital experience for 2021. We've compiled all of the finalist title sequences here.Last year on March 6, the 2020 edition of the SXSW Conference & Festivals was called off due...

Mar 2021

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)

“Of course, the great thing about television is that it lets you see events live as they happen, like old movies from thirty years ago.” — Rock Hunter ...

Jan 2021

Top 10 Title Sequences of 2020 (2020)

The Best Title Sequences of 2020 It’s been a year like no other. A year when so many of us turned to screens to connect or, indeed, to disconnect; when we ached for a dollop of entertainment, a moment of escape or a dose of comfort, for something familiar or something completely new. This year, for Art of the Title’s seventh annual list of the year’s...

Dec 2020

The Queen's Gambit (2020)

“Anger's a potent spice. A pinch wakes you up. Too much dulls your senses.” — Harry Beltik ...

Dec 2020

Final Destination: The Title Sequences (2000)

For most successful horror film franchises, the river to box-office gold runs crimson with the blood of gleefully slaughtered teens. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Final Destination series, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2020. Over a ten-year period and five films (with a reboot on the way), the franchise raked in over $650 million...

Nov 2020

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

“Well, Clarice — have the lambs stopped screaming?” — Dr. Hannibal Lecter ...

Nov 2020

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

“Give yourself over to absolute pleasure.” — Dr. Frank-N-Furter ...

Oct 2020

Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)

“Number one: no one is like me.” — Harley Quinn ...

Oct 2020

Uncut Gems (2019)

“They say you can see the whole universe in opals.” — Howard Ratner ...

Aug 2020

2020 Emmy Nominations for Main Title Design

The 2020 Emmy nominations were announced on July 28th, including the nominees for this year’s Outstanding Main Title Design award. This is the first time in the award's history that a total of seven title sequences have been nominated.Santa Monica-based studio Elastic continues to dominate the category, claiming four of the seven nods for their work...

Aug 2020