Assignment · Project 3: Cinematic Title Sequence

Camera language, depth and type — a film- or show-style opening.

Weeks 9–11 · 3 weeks · Runtime 20–30 seconds · Worth 15 points

Skills: 7. Cinematic Cameras & DOF (plus applied recombination of Kinetic Typography 2.0, 3D Look Development)

Brief

A title sequence for a real or fictional film/show, carried by camera movement, depth of field and a strong typographic system, finished with grade and sound.

What you'll do, week by week

• Week 9 — Cinematic Cameras & DOF
• Week 10 — Designing & Animating the Title System
• Week 11 — Project 3 Wrap-Up

Must deliver

• A camera rig with at least one rack-focus pull using true DOF
• A coherent variable-font title system across all cards
• Graded and sound-synced, exported at correct spec

How it's graded

Scored on the course rubric (0–100) × 15 points. A project that is portfolio-ready (80+) lands at the A/B boundary. See the Homepage for the full rubric, then self-review before you submit.

Submitting your work

• Render your final movie to spec (QuickTime · H.264, or H.264 MP4, at the project's resolution and frame rate).
• Upload the rendered movie only — do not upload the project, AE files, or source files.
• Archive your project (collect files) into a single compressed ZIP for your own records.

See the course's Rendering and Submission pages for the exact steps.