Discredit

My MFA thesis, DISCREDIT, looks at how graphic design can influence a film. By setting the tone or mood of a film, the opening title sequence affects they way an audience anticipates what is about to play out. To demonstrate this, I recreated the openening titles sequence for various blockbuster film titles and designed them with a subtle shift in mood. To accomplish this, I studied the themes and sub-themes of the film, then rearranged their hierarchy to create a subtle shift in my interpretation of the mood of the film—while not deviating from the film's main story. The recreated title sequence thus demonstrates how this element of graphic design can impact the viewer's perception of a film.