Saul Bass is known to be a very successful motionographer. His work was very interesting as it was mostly non narrative based. Instead, he used shapes to set the mood of the film, or important objects that link to the film, rather than tell a story.
One of my favourite styles is the flip book/comic book style. I found that this style allows you to be very creative and artistic.
An example of work i have seen was designed and created by Michael Riley for the opening title of 'The Back-up Plan' directed Alan Poul.
Link: http://www.watchthetitles.com/articles/00177-The_Back_up_Plan
Michael Riley is the creative director of Shine Studios but has also done work for Dreamworks. He designed the title for Kung Fu Panda which was completely different to The Back Up Plan. He explored many different styles and techniques through the different title designs he has created.
You are able to tell straight away what kind of genre of film you will be watching when you watch the title sequence. The upbeat music and powerful bright colours used instantly tells you the film will be a type of comedy.
Another designer that i researched is Paul Donnellon, one of the founders of VooDooDog. He has created titles for St. Trinians, Nanny McPhee and many more. I feel his work has a hand craft feel rather than pure computer designed.
He has worked with many companies, such as, Columbia Pictures, Fox, New Line Cinema, Paramount, HBO, MTV, BBC, SKY and many many more.
The title sequence that captivated me was for Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang. Some of the characters where first created in 2D then hand made which made them stand out.
Link: http://www.watchthetitles.com/articles/00192-Nanny_McPhee_and_the_Big_Bang
The title sequence for Juno is also rather interesting. I like the way the sequence integrates the animated part with the real life part. I think it works really well as it does not look odd and flows in a smooth motion.
The sequence was completely hand made, even the typography, which must have taken a lot of time and effort.
The frames were printed and cut out, then printed several times to get a degraded copy.
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