Title Sequence / 2024

Rediscovering Passion

Whiplash depicts Andrew’s journey of pursuing his dream in an extreme method.
The sequence focuses on his original aspiration of music, the innate motivation
that drives him throughout the journey despite obstacles.



FINAL FRAMES

The title sequence depicts the concept through the metaphor of lots of elements in the movie, such as the earphones, CD, popcorn, and music notes. As the camera moves up, we discover the origin of all these objects-the love of music. 












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DEVELOPMENT


In the initial phase, I only using some pieces of CD to create the sequence. This version lose lots of connection with the movie itself.





PROCESS

I caught the colorful lighting reflection from the CD, built the scene in Cinema, and composite in Photoshop+After Effects.