danny yount the title sequence designer,

1. DANNY
YOUNT
TITLE SEQUENCE DESIGNER

2. INFO
• Danny Yount is an american graphic designer and
commercial director who has a range of styles. He has
been recognized internationally for his work in feature
film, television main titles and show opens.
• He has collaborated with top film directors and producers
– designing memorable sequences, like Oblivion, Iron Man
1-3, Six Feet Under, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Rocknrolla,
Sherlock Holmes, Tron Legacy, Tyrant, and many others.
He also led the graphic vfx design teams for the hologram
sequences in Iron Man II. Due to his work in special effects
Younts most recent titles tend to focus on that element.

3. YOUNT’S WORKS
The Grid – 2004
The Sopranos – 1999
Future Weapons – 2006
Six Feet Under – 2001
The Reaping – 2007
The Invasion – 2008
The Iron Man – 2008
Iron Man 2 – 2010
Iron Man 2 - 2013
RocknRolla – 2008
The Book Of Eli – 2010
The Colony – 2009
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang – 2005
Sherlock Holmes – 2010

5. KISS KISS BANG BANG
The title sequence to kiss kiss bang bang has a very comic book style to
it. This could reflect that it was based on a novel. The style of the
sequence is also reminiscent of the iconic graphic designer Saul Bass.
Bass’ style was to use simple, geometric shapes to create symbolism,
something which is seen in kiss kiss bang bang throughout and after the
girl is pushed off the roof.
The title sequence features an urban setting made out of geometric
shapes. Black, red and cream are the feature colors which paired with
the images can suggest the themes of the film. One of the opening
images shows someone escaping with a pair of female eyes in the sky,
already the themes of crime and romance are shown. Next the
silhouettes of women are shown with that of gun which is reminiscent of
the classic James Bond title sequences, this further suggests crime,
violence and romance as reoccurring themes. The urban setting
changes into flowers then a cocktail party where a girl is pushed from a
roof. This also makes a theme mystery and there is no identification to
the people. There are then pages of the original novel seen with blood
splatters, lipstick stains and gunshots on them, this solidifies the alluded
themes.
The sound of the title sequence is an old school jazz piece, this fits the
themes and title sequence of the film as it reminds the audience of film
noir.

6. IRON MAN
The title sequence for Iron Man is all animated apart from the
beginning which is a shot from the film of Tony Stark which then
turns into the animated version of Iron Man.
The sequence is a series of shots in around the Iron Man suit, in
sections some of the suit comes apart with diagrams. This makes
the title sequence seem like an animated blueprint of the suit
made by Stark. The sound of the sequence is a piece of rock
music which sounds triumphant like and happy, this fits with the
film as the character of Tony Stark has a big ego and thinks
himself amazing, even more so when he’s Iron Man. The feature
colour of the title sequence is red as its the typography colour,
this is because Iron Mans suit is red. However there are lots of
other bright colours shown, this could be because Stark lives an
exciting vibrant life due to his wealth.
The logo for shield is seen at the end of the sequence, this is
significant as Iron Man was the first film in the Marvel universe,
and shield will eventually play a big part in the this.