Sunday 19 October 2008

Kyle Cooper Trivia

Here are some facts you might not know about Kyle Cooper:

  • Cooper was inspired for the Spiderman titles by a black widow spider he found in his house. e kept the spider in a tank in his shed and it had LOTS of babies. Cooper used these spiders to photograph and model for the title sequences.
  • Cooper has designed over 150 feature film's titles
  • Cooper is a native of Swampscott, Massachusetts and holds a M.F.A. in Graphic Design from Yale University School of Design and a B.F.A. in Interior Architecture from University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
  • Cooper's former production company, Imaginary Forces, takes its name from a line in the prologue of William Shakespeare's 'King Henry the Fifth': "And let us, ciphers to this great accompt, On your imaginary forces work." The decision to take the name of the company from this prologue is based on the idea that opening titles/credits (Cooper's main area of expertise) often act like a prologue to a film.
  • Claims his greatest influence in his choice of profession (i.e. title designer) is Stephen Frankfurt's opening title sequence for To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).

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