Motion Designer Reacts to Bad & Great Title Sequences 01
16.6K views · 2025-10-08
Motion Design
I watched Caught Stealing and Play Dirty back to back — two crime films with very different approaches to their title sequences.
Both feature big-name directors and experienced title designers. Both use animation in surprising ways. But they land very differently.
In this video, I look at how each film handles its titles — from typography and pacing to visual style and storytelling — and what they say about the tone of the film that follows.
If you’re into motion design, typography, or title sequences that actually say something about the movie, this one’s for you.
https://collider.com/play-dirty-parker-books-robert-redford-influence-shane-black-susan-downey/
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*CHAPTERS:*
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:12 - Caught Stealing Titles
00:00:49 - Christian Kuntz
00:01:15 - Idles
00:02:37 - Play Dirty Titles
00:04:35 - A Quick Tangent about Play Dirty
00:05:08 - Text Placement
00:05:37 - Daniel Kleinman
00:06:06 - Design
00:07:01 - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
00:07:25 - Easter Eggs
00:07:55 - Conceptual Issues
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*CONNECTED CHANNELS:*
► The Video Shop Long Play: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCWaiSIYnSwxIXmb7MBczaw
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*CONNECT & SUBSCRIBE:*
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► If you have any questions just let me know in the comments.
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#TitleDesign
#MotionDesign
#OpeningTitles
#EndTitles
#ArtOfTheTitle
#FilmDesign
#FilmCraft
#DesignAnalysis
#CaughtStealing
#PlayDirty
#ShaneBlack
#MarkWahlberg
#DarrenAronofsky
#TeddyBlanks
#AfterEffects
#AnimationAnalysis
#Filmmaking
#FilmNerd
#Cinephile
#GraphicDesign
Both feature big-name directors and experienced title designers. Both use animation in surprising ways. But they land very differently.
In this video, I look at how each film handles its titles — from typography and pacing to visual style and storytelling — and what they say about the tone of the film that follows.
If you’re into motion design, typography, or title sequences that actually say something about the movie, this one’s for you.
https://collider.com/play-dirty-parker-books-robert-redford-influence-shane-black-susan-downey/
=============================================================
*CHAPTERS:*
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:12 - Caught Stealing Titles
00:00:49 - Christian Kuntz
00:01:15 - Idles
00:02:37 - Play Dirty Titles
00:04:35 - A Quick Tangent about Play Dirty
00:05:08 - Text Placement
00:05:37 - Daniel Kleinman
00:06:06 - Design
00:07:01 - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
00:07:25 - Easter Eggs
00:07:55 - Conceptual Issues
=============================================================
*CONNECTED CHANNELS:*
► The Video Shop Long Play: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCWaiSIYnSwxIXmb7MBczaw
=============================================================
*CONNECT & SUBSCRIBE:*
► Subscribe for more tutorials and motion design tips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCuJz7_aphxhoq8RdKbFE9Q?sub_confirmation=1
► If you have any questions just let me know in the comments.
► Find me online: https://linktr.ee/TheVideoShop
=============================================================
#TitleDesign
#MotionDesign
#OpeningTitles
#EndTitles
#ArtOfTheTitle
#FilmDesign
#FilmCraft
#DesignAnalysis
#CaughtStealing
#PlayDirty
#ShaneBlack
#MarkWahlberg
#DarrenAronofsky
#TeddyBlanks
#AfterEffects
#AnimationAnalysis
#Filmmaking
#FilmNerd
#Cinephile
#GraphicDesign