I decided to make a presentation on Kyle Cooper and research into his work with title sequences for a school project.

1. Kyle Cooper

2. About Kyle Cooper
Kyle Cooper is an American designer of motion picture title
sequences. Cooper worked as a creative director at R/GA
whilst working here, Cooper created the title sequence for the
film Seven which was an American crime film. Cooper wanted
to create title sequences that would raise the bar creatively.
In 1996, Cooper co-founded Imaginary Forces with Peter
Frankfurt and Chip Houghton. Peter Frankfurt is a German
politician of the Social Democratic Party. But then Cooper
decided it was time for him to focus on his creative work so in
2003 he founded Prologue which is a creative agency. Whilst
there Cooper works in a small team and concentrates on
creating more title sequences. Also in Cooper’s work with the
design title sequences he was often compared to Saul Bass.
Cooper has directed over 150 film title sequences and he has
revitalized the main title sequence as an at form. Kyle Cooper
created many title sequences like The Mummy, Spider Man,
Dawn of the Dead, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Seven and

3. Dawn of the Dead

4. Dawn of the dead analyse
This is one of the title sequences that Kyle Cooper has done. It came out
in 2004. This title sequence is cold and it is mesmerizing in the allusions
that are used and creates a terrifying national dread. Meaning that this in
the title sequence the audience believe that this is happening all over the
world in the film. Wired magazine stated that Cooper’s credits operate as
minifilms in their own way and they are always different to each other. The
magazine also explained that his title sequences constantly stun and
entertain audiences. In this title sequence, in the background the
audience can hear news reports which could suggest to the audience that
this incident is happening all over the world and is becoming a viral thing.
Also there are quick cuts and shots of everything that is going on and it
also shows the zombies attacking other people. Also the font that is used
is bold and red which could have the connotations attached that this film is
going to be gory but the characters in the film are in danger. The use of
pixelated pictures could suggest to the audience that everything is
deaerating and nothing is in good condition anymore just like the people
that are turning into zombies. There are also lots of shots of violence
which could suggest what genre this film is. There is also a shot of the
president in this title sequence which could suggest the importance of
what is happening.

5. Nightwatch

6. Nightwatch analyse
This is another title sequence that Kyle Cooper has done and it was
released in 1997. this title sequence provides fuel for the flame of
Cooper’s obsession with eyes. In this title sequence Cooper cuts out the
eyes of photographs of young women that could be potential victims. The
way that he does this references the reduction of human to corpse and
also in this title sequence Cooper adds a layer of distance by putting the
photos into water which gives it a ripple effect when audiences watch it on
screen. Cooper also uses live action images from the TV coverage of the
most recent murders which then merges into the beginning of the film. By
cutting out the women’s eyes on these images that the audience sees
gives the title sequence a sense of mystery as the audience doesn’t know
the identity of these characters and who they are. During the title
sequence the audience can hear a lady laugh really loud which again is
seen as a mystery as the audience doesn’t know why the women is
laughing or who she is. Also during the middle of the title sequence there
is a group of friends sitting around a table but they haven’t identified these
characters. This then suggests that once the audience sees these
characters in the film they will know who they are but won’t actually know
their names or their part in the film.