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  • Tuck91Tuck91
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    Must have missed Patrice.

    As for QOS. They mentioned Greene & the title sequence pays homage to it.
  • dire399dire399
    Posts: 61
    Tuck91 wrote: »
    Must have missed Patrice.

    As for QOS. They mentioned Greene & the title sequence pays homage to it.

    The freefalling is homage to QoS, while the octopus-bound couple are Bond and Severine in SF.
  • Tuck91Tuck91
    Posts: 1,680
    How do we know that its Severine?
  • dire399dire399
    Posts: 61
    Tuck91 wrote: »
    How do we know that its Severine?

    just reminds me of the steamy shower scene. i might be wrong.
  • ForYourEyesOnlyForYourEyesOnly In the untained cradle of the heavens
    Posts: 1,984
    Pretty OHMSS-like in terms of the content for the title sequence, and the theme song was just.... weird. There were parts where it felt like it synergized with the actual footage on the screen, but most of it just doesn't line up.
  • antovolkantovolk
    Posts: 3,164
    A textless version of the first half of the title sequence in HD:

    http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/watch-spectre-opening-title-sequence-849409
  • jackdaggerjackdagger
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    dire399 wrote: »
    Tuck91 wrote: »
    How do we know that its Severine?

    just reminds me of the steamy shower scene. i might be wrong.

    I immediately thought of Severine too. My best guess though is she's supposed to symbolize all of the women Bond has lost to Spectre.
  • joshdeese93joshdeese93
    Posts: 352
    GoldenEye's opening titles have always been my favorite, but Spectre beats it by far.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Here's a great article from ArtOfTheTitle.com on why there should be a "Best Main Title Design" category at the Oscars:
    http://www.artofthetitle.com/news/the-oscar-question/

    Even Daniel Kleinman thinks it's a good idea :-).
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    edited January 2016 Posts: 11,119
    Some nice mosaics of all the Bond main titles :-):
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  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Gustav_Graves wrote: »
    Here's a great article from ArtOfTheTitle.com on why there should be a "Best Main Title Design" category at the Oscars:
    http://www.artofthetitle.com/news/the-oscar-question/

    Even Daniel Kleinman thinks it's a good idea :-).

    Anyone :-)?
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
    Posts: 4,341
    Of course there should be a category for main title design, and of course if you ask a main title designer he/she will be in favor of introducing such a category. But what about those directors that do not care about main titles? All other Oscar categories apply to almost every film made, but only a few use elaborate main titles. In this view it seems wrong to introduce a prize for a minority of films.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited January 2016 Posts: 40,978
    Perhaps making it an Oscar category will be an incentive for directors who don't make elaborate title designs. I say a category is also needed for 'Best Practical Stunts,' which could also be called 'Automatic Oscar to Tom Cruise When He Has A New Action Movie Out.'
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    zebrafish wrote: »
    Of course there should be a category for main title design, and of course if you ask a main title designer he/she will be in favor of introducing such a category. But what about those directors that do not care about main titles? All other Oscar categories apply to almost every film made, but only a few use elaborate main titles. In this view it seems wrong to introduce a prize for a minority of films.

    If I reason like that, especially short films and short documentaries would always be ignored by the Oscars, regardless of their fine short screenplays, short technical effects, and short animations. BUT, they are award with an Oscar in a separate category as well.

    And obviously, a "Best Main Titles" Oscar would still be a rather secondary technical category. So no worries. Let this category come please.
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
    Posts: 4,341
    Full title sequence to promote title song for the Oscars:

  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    The song improves with the title sequence. And the song drags the title sequence down.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    I made some Ultra-HD (.tiff files) desktop backgrounds from the Craig-era main title sequences for everyone in here. All of them have a specific theme:

    The Craig Quadrilogy - 'The Four Titles':
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    The Craig Quadrilogy - 'Ian's Legacy':
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    The Craig Quadrilogy - 'Women':
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    The Craig Quadrilogy - 'Guns':
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    The Craig Quadrilogy - 'Maurice's Legacy':
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  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    I hope you guys like them :-).
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
    Posts: 3,675
    My goodness! These are stunning. Many thanks!
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,978
    Many thanks, @Gustav_Graves! Found myself a new desktop background. :)
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
    Posts: 3,675
    @Gustav_Graves I'm using the gun one for my background. Such a pleasure to look at.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    PropertyOfALady wrote: »
    @Gustav_Graves I'm using the gun one for my background. Such a pleasure to look at.

    Perhaps later I make a few more :-)

  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Good job!
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    The Craig Quadrilogy - 'Centrist Composition':
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    The Craig Quadrilogy - 'Various':
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  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    edited February 2016 Posts: 12,480
    Interview with Kleinman. :)
    http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/spectre/
  • ggl007ggl007 www.archivo007.com Spain, España
    Posts: 2,541
    Gustav_Graves wrote: »
    I made some Ultra-HD (.tiff files) desktop backgrounds from the Craig-era main title sequences for everyone in here. All of them have a specific theme:

    The Craig Quadrilogy - 'The Four Titles':
    YxpMkNq.jpg

    The Craig Quadrilogy - 'Ian's Legacy':
    RpyF5mN.jpg

    The Craig Quadrilogy - 'Women':
    TyEUiXQ.jpg

    The Craig Quadrilogy - 'Guns':
    caJ79Ft.jpg

    The Craig Quadrilogy - 'Maurice's Legacy':
    P7a95ea.jpg

    I love this work, @Gustav_Graves! =D>
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    edited April 2016 Posts: 8,217
    The article has some interesting points

    http://collider.com/spectre-opening-titles-radiohead-song/
  • ProfJoeButcherProfJoeButcher Bless your heart
    Posts: 1,711
    One point that I think has been missed in these titles is what I think is an additional homage to OHMSS. That big awkward homoerotic shot of shirtless Craig getting groped reminded me of something...

    http://thejamesbondsocialmediaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/OHMSS_poster1.jpg

    This just doesn't seem accidental.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    What is homoerotic about it?
  • ProfJoeButcherProfJoeButcher Bless your heart
    Posts: 1,711
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    What is homoerotic about it?

    It may very well be coming strictly from my end, then! ;-)

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