Gorgeous Knight Title Sequence

When I finally got the musical score and the credits for the opening sequence, things changed.  As I've said before, music means quite a bit to me when it comes to emotional content.  And after listening to the wonderful music from composer Malek Jandali (YouTube) things changed quite a bit.  For one thing, because the music is so awesome, I played on some of the many brooding subtleties found in his music as a precursor for the scene.

Instead of trying to tell a story or using complex animations like we had originally discussed, I created a simple stone wall with missing person's posters on it.  I combined it with a dark maroon motif, windy dust and particles, windy sounds, audio from missing person's reports, police chatter and lights reflecting on the wall, posters flailing in the wind, and a play on specific letters throughout the animation.

The "KNIGHT" part of the title I animated in using a halogen bulb effect, the letters all flicker randomly for a moment before turning on.  I used this same animation to animate single letters in the rest of the cast and production crew.

I wish I could show you the whole animation, but that will have to wait until the film is finished and released.  Until then, here are some screenshots: