Kyle Cooper opening titles designer

1. KYLE
COOPER

2. BACKGROUND
• Kyle Cooper achieved an MFA in Graphic Design from Yale
School of Art and a BFA from the university of
Massachusetts at Amherst
• After he left Yale, he joined an advertising company in Los
Angeles and New York as a creative designer.
• His first title sequence was Immortal Beloved in 1991,
prominantly Cooper gained recognition and critical
acclaim for his work in Se7en in 1995
• In 1996 he co founded and named creative agency
Imagery Forces. Later in 2003 he found Prologue Films,
which he has created title sequences for The Incredible
Hulk, Final Destination 5 and The Walking Dead

3. WORKS
Directed and produced over 150 film titles
and VFX sequences including;
• Se7en
• Spider-Man
• The Mummy
• Twister
• Sherlock Holmes
• A Nightmare on Elm Street
• American Horror Story
• Also directed a feature
film in 2001 called New Port South

4. AWARDS
Earned 5 Emmy Award nominations and one win for his work
on the 81st Academy Awards
He also holds the title of
Honorary Royal Designer
for Industry from the Royal
Society of Arts in London

5. IMPACT OF KYLE
COOPER’S WORK
• Kyle Cooper has inspired many motion graphic
productions and designers such as Danny Yount creator
of title sequence Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
• In comparison, Cooper was inspired by Stephen Frankfurt
after seeing his title sequence for To Kill A Mocking Bird
• His work has also inspired a variety of young designers, In
result of his work a book was published as a monograph
of Cooper’s work.
• In this book, Cooper is regarded as one of the most
significant creators of film titles since Saul Bass, thus
emphasizing the creativity of his works

7. ANALYSIS- TWISTER
The sequence begins with a gradual transition of a thick mist of
smoke; which will intrigue the audience and give them an
inclining of what will feature in the film
The rest of the clip is similar showing thick dust throughout,
straightaway showing the audience that we are in the twister
itself.
Typography slowly appears in the twirl, the text being very
graphic and bold with each letter sweeping out of the eye of the
storm. This could connote the strength of the storm, even the
title of the film is done in this way which is very effective.
In addition, the sound within the sequence is very eerie, as it
begins in a calm fashion following sudden and abrupt crashes
of thunder, showing the audience that the storm is brewing. This
cautious soundtrack creates anticipation for the audience.

9. ANALYSIS- SE7EN
The sequence begins with various close up’s of John Doe
leaving the audience to question the identity of the
mysterious man. Extreme close ups and close ups are used
throughout keeping a sense of secrecy amongst the
audience and allows us to focus on what he’s doing.
The music by Trent Reznor adds an eerie atmosphere to the
sequence, making the audience feel tense and frightened as
they watch John Doe do things as remove his fingerprints
with a blade.
In addition, typography used looks jagged and imperfect as if
it was scratched on the screen this further adds to the
disturbing nature of the sequence.