Kyle Cooper

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 Nightwatch.

Dawn of the Dead

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.

Nightwatch

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.