Credit Titles: Typography and Cinema

Analysis of the project

A course by José Luis Coyotl Mixcoatl , Graphic designer and Art Director

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1,217 students

Audio: Spanish

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About the video: Analysis of the project

Overview

“In this lesson, we will analyze the narrative elements and technical aspects of the chosen film: Psycho , by Alfred Hitchcok. ”

In this video lesson José Luis Coyotl Mixcoatl addresses the topic: Analysis of the project, which is part of the Domestika online course: Credit Titles: Typography and Cinema. Learn the theoretical bases and a methodology to design impressive initial titles.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson we will start to develop our course project. I chose the movie "Psycho", which is a film by Alfred Hitchcock, that was filmed in 1960. And, well, originally, the sequence of credit titles was designed by Saul Bass, probably one of the best designers of credit titles. I like this project mainly because it poses many challenges from the interpretation of the concepts of everything that happens in the film. I invite you to also choose a movie. can follow me with the one I have chosen or you can look for any that you think an interesting challenge or just your favorite movie. In ...”

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Course summary for: Credit Titles: Typography and Cinema

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (59)
1217 students
5 units
13 lessons (1h 37m)
13 downloads

Category
Calligraphy & Typography
Software
Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Animation, Art Direction, Film, Video & TV, Typography

José Luis Coyotl Mixcoatl

A course by José Luis Coyotl Mixcoatl

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Graphic designer and Art Director

José Luis Cóyotl is a Graphic Designer from the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico. He has worked in design studios Prologue Films , with Kyle Cooper, in Los Angeles, California and in Hula + Hula and La Fe Ciega , in Mexico City.

He has devoted a large part of his professional life to teaching, as a design professor in different universities. Currently, he works independently as a designer and art director, mainly developing projects in Mexico and the United States.

He has been designing for print media, such as books and magazines, for more than 18 years; branding, motion design, illustration and design of typographic fonts, as well as custom type. He has also given conferences and workshops in Mexico and South America.