KYLE COOPER

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

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

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

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

ANALYSIS- TWISTERThe 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.

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.