Watch: How Title Slides Have Evolved Over the Last 100 Years | No Film School

Opening titles are responsible for so much. They need to be able to represent the look and feel of a film, while also being stylish and appealing enough to be memorable. However, the purpose and method of designing titles has changed since the beginning of cinematic history, from creating informative slides to creating beautiful works of art. In this supercut, Danielle Del Plato reveals the 100-year evolution of title slides, from 1915's Birth of a Nation to 2016's Birdman.

When we think about masters of title design, we typically think about artists like Saul Bass and Dan Perri, who have managed to design title sequences that have stuck in our minds for decades. Though not as recognizable as McDonald's golden arches or the Nike swoosh, the titles of North by Northwest, The Man with the Golden Arm, Star Wars, and The Exorcist are quite distinguishable for cinephiles and filmmakers.

But it's not just the experienced artists that make a splash in title design. One of my favorite title sequences comes from Napoleon Dynamite and was designed by the film's director, Jared Hess. It's proof that not every title needs to be particularly beautiful, complicated, or even well done; if they simply capture the spirit of the film, then it can all be as simple as using mustard to write your actors' names on a corndog.

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Why Did Danny Boyle Shoot ‘28 Years Later’ on an iPhone 15?

Here’s everything we know about the reports of the new ‘28 Years Later’ thriller being shot on an iPhone 15.

Move over, Sean Baker and Steven Soderbergh—Danny Boyle is the latest director to make the bold choice to shoot his latest feature film on an iPhone. Why, you ask? Partly, perhaps, because the team knows it will get them some nice headlines like this one. And partly just because they can.

Whether you love or hate the idea of shooting professional video on iPhones, it’s hard to argue that these latest smartphones aren’t capable of high-end video.

The iPhone 15, which is what Boyle and his team reportedly used for the long-awaited follow-up to the original 28 Days Later in 2002 and its 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later, in particular, has proven to be a major step forward for Apple and was very much promoted as a filmmaking-capable camera.

Still, as is always the case with these smartphone-shot feature films, there’s more to the story than just the headline here. So let’s explore how Danny Boyle and his team were able to shoot 28 Years Later on an iPhone.

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