Escape from Alcatraz is a 1979 American prison thriller film directed by Don Siegel.It is an adaptation of the 1963 non-fiction book of the same name by J. Campbell Bruce and dramatizes the 1962 prisoner escape from the maximum security prison on Alcatraz Island.
Rationale
The film titles of Escape from Alcatraz serve as an introduction to the film and follows the journey of the main character Morris (Clint Eastwood) to Alcatraz “The Rock” in San Francisco. The mood of the original film titles opening set the mood using cold, dark, rainy night visuals and functional typography to introduce the cast and crew.
For my version, I have created animated monochrome motion graphics and was inspired by the work of the great artist and designer Saul Bass. I've also used the original music (non commercial purposes) for the video with thanks to the composer Jerry Fielding.
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The Storyboard
Colours are monochromatic black and white. Typography is Avenir Next Condensed Semi Bold, I've hand created typography for Paramount Pictures, Clint Eastwood and Patrick McGoohan and illustrations using Adobe Illustrator. All animation created using Adobe After Effects.
Inspired by the work of Saul Bass
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