Sunday, 19 October 2014

Introduction to Cooper and his work


Demo Reel

Kyle Cooper born July 1962, was born in Salem, Massachusetts, is a director and writer of film title sequences. He trained at Yale university,  where he studied under graphic designer Paul Rand, and received an MFA in graphic design. He has no directed over 150 film title sequences ranging from Iron man to Brave heart. Claims his greatest influence in his choice of profession,  is Stephen Frankfurt's opening title sequence for To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). In 1996 he cofounded Imaginary images with both Peter Frankfurt and Chip Houghton, it is now one of the most successful creative agencies in Hollywood. However in 2003 Cooper left Imaginary forces and created  Prologue, a creative agency in which he works in a small team while concentrating on creating title sequences.
Most recently in 2014 Cooper received an AIGA medal, which is an American professional organisation for design.





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