Influential Designer: Kyle Cooper

 Cooper  specializes in crafting title sequences - the short introductions and closings to films, videogames, and television shows that list the names of the cast and crew involved in the production. In this boutique industry, Cooper is king. He has designed the lead-ins to 150 features - including Donnie Brasco, the 1996 remake of The Island of Dr. Moreau, Mission: Impossible, Spider-Man, Sphere, Spawn, Twister, and Flubber.Directors don't call on Cooper for a signature style; they hire him to dig under the celluloid and tap into the symbolism of a film.

His style is very contemporary and this style, particularly the marvel movie openings, are  favoured amongst the young market.  He also displays an influence from the heroic realism age. I love the vibrancy of the colour used in these openings. Cooper always seem acutely aware, and has great control over every aspect of his projects. He displays great precision and love for his work, almost to the point of obsession. 




"The production on Spider-Man 2's titles, from conception to delivery, has stretched almost an entire year. Cooper began by digitally scanning dozens of vintage Spider-Man comics and editing them together in a blink-and-you-miss-it five-second montage that encompasses the entire story arc of the first film. After that, "the credits get caught in the web. I love the moment when you kind of figure it out," he says. "Oh wow, metaphors! Flies in a web, type in a web like flies. That's great!" -  Wired.com