I certainly do not condone piracy, which I feel is how this file came into existence, but on the other hand I am very interested in the MK12-designed opening title for the new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace. I had read some less than stellar reviews about them, but I think directors Ben Radatz and Tim Fisher have done a very good job. If these titles stayed in the past, they will stagnate and MK12 has modernized them without losing the spirit set by Maurice Binder and Robert Brownjohn in the 1960s. Director Marc Forster, who chose MK12, made a good choice. I even like how they look typographically, with the use of the Chalet typeface and the reduction in leading.

PS.: I was totally wrong about the opening titles’ type, which is another problem with watching low-res YouTube videos. Custom job? Perhaps someone could enlighten me. But I certainly enjoyed the animated Os. End credits in Scala—not bad. Shame about the title cards announcing each location though. Some loved them but I was going, ‘Caslon is not Italian,’ ‘Futura is not Austrian,’ etc. Posted by Jack Yan, 05:46  permalink

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