A Brief History of the Movie Title Design

Here's a fantastic video created by Ian Albinson that gives us a brief history of the art of the movie title design. The video presentation was made for the SXSW Excellence in Title Design competition screening.

A Brief History of Title Design from Ian Albinson on Vimeo.

Here's the list of movie title shown:

INTOLERANCE, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, KING KONG, MODERN TIMES, MY MAN GODFREY, MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW, CITIZEN KANE, THE MALTESE FALCON, GUN CRAZY, THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE, LADY IN THE LAKE, FALLEN ANGEL, THE THING, SINGING IN THE RAIN, THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM, ANATOMY OF A MURDER, PSYCHO, NORTH BY NORTHWEST, VERTIGO, GRAND PRIX, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, DR. NO, THE PINK PANTHER, GOLDFINGER, DR. STRANGELOVE, BULLITT, BARBARELLA, SOYLENT GREEN, MEAN STREETS, STAR WARS, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, SUPERMAN, ALIEN, RAGING BULL, THE TERMINATOR, BRAZIL, THE UNTOUCHABLES, DO THE RIGHT THING, FORREST GUMP, THE NAKED GUN, CAPE FEAR, RESERVOIR DOGS, DELICATESSEN, NATURAL BORN KILLERS, FREAKED, SE7EN, THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU, MIMIC, DONNIE BRASCO, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, DAWN OF THE DEAD, FIGHT CLUB, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, THE FALL, CASINO ROYALE, SIX FEET UNDER, CARNIVALE, DEXTER, MAD MEN, IRON MAN, JUNO, THE KINGDOM, WALL•E, SHERLOCK HOLMES, UP IN THE AIR, ZOMBIELAND, SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD, BURIED, ROBIN HOOD, MACHETE, THE SOCIAL NETWORK, ENTER THE VOID