Whether you're an experienced video editor, an indie filmmaker, or a dedicated amateur, this handbook from industry expert and best-selling author Mary Plummer will teach you how to create professional titles for your projects, no matter what your genre, subject matter, or software tool. You'll learn real-world techniques for designing effective titles and caveats for avoiding titles that confuse, distract, or, worse, lose the viewer's attention. This "elements of style" guide explains the essential design principles such as size, color, placement, and font choice. In addition, the book's companion DVD offers QuickTime movies showing examples that can be constructed using After Effects, Motion, LiveType, Photoshop, or any professional video editing software.

- Learn the essential elements of title design for motion graphics
- Over 100 titling techniques from layout to animation
- Includes tips and tricks for designing titles for all types of projects, from the big screen to video
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Chapter 1: Creating Effective Basic Titles
Chapter 2: Spicing up test with drop shadows, outlines, and glows
Chapter 3: Enhancing Text with color and Gradients
Chapter 4: Working with Basic Animation
Chapter 5: Choreographing a Title Sequence
Chapter 6: Creating Project-Based Titles