Kyle Cooper Analysis

Coming back to my final piece, it was also inspired by Kyle Cooper. He is well known for title sequences for films like Seven, Dead Presidents, series The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, and many more. It is not a coincidence that I made a connection between Saul Bass and him in my final design. Even though Kyle Cooper’s style is less of minimalism and symbolism in favour of an attention to detail, he became a fan of Saul Bass’ designs and drew an inspiration from some of them. Kyle Cooper was always fascinated by the horror genre. The most interesting area, for him, was the technical side of the creation of horror atmosphere - “Cooper spent his childhood reading horror comicbooks…more fascinating, to him, however, were the visual mechanics
It “delivers intense experiences in quick bursts” (Codrington, 2003). My DVD cover reveals a creature hidden in darkness. The fact that it’s placed at the end of a long corridor gives the audience an uncomfortable feeling of a threat. As Kyle Cooper explained the role of a title sequence in the interview, “A great title sequence sets an expectation. It gets you excited and makes you not want to be anywhere else at the moment. Seven title sequence inspired many people to get interested about typography and graphic design.” (2010). I also wanted to attract the attention of the customer looking at my work and provoke a willing to discover it further – by watching the film. Typography was always an essential element in Cooper’s work. The “Lights Out” logo is exposed through a hand-written typeface. The effect is similar to one achieved in “Seven” titles. “Sequence characterized by degraded, hand scrawled type and nerve jangling imagery.”. It complements the rest of the design and emphasizes the horror sensation. Booklet inside the DVD is a symbolic mixture of two styles – minimal Saul Bass and realistic Kyle Cooper, who expresses admiration to the