Abstract
By researching Turkish fantastic films and their title sequence designs, my aim is to showcase how aspects of national and cultural diversity must be accounted for in undertaking a study of design and visual culture that moves beyond Western and Euro-centric models. My project demonstrates that in order to research Turkish cinema history, one must take into account various historical, political, and cultural influences that impacted the transformation of Turkey as a society as a whole. Title sequences – with edited excerpts, colors, typography, composition, sound and music that provide compact references to the film itself – started to be used in Turkish films after the 1950s. Between 1950-1980, hundreds of fantastic movies were produced in Turkey, based on historical myths, or western superheroes. Especially in concert with fantastic and historical action Turkish movies in the late 60s, when the films became hugely popular, title sequences were actively developed in parallel with the subjects of the films. In this research, title sequences of Turkish films between 1970- 1980 are discussed in terms of time, narrative, and design; specifically, my analysis will explain how these concepts are blended. Some of the title sequences focus on animations or moving images; other title sequences are based on the introductory scenes of the films. By employing the analog technology available to them, the designers and filmmakers used different overlapping techniques to write titles on the images. My research also explores the relationship between film narration and the title sequence design decisions.
Presenters
Gurkan Maruf MihciAssistant Professor and PhD Student, Visual Communication Design, Herron School of Art and Design at IUPUI and Ozyegin University, United States
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Fantastic Turkish Cinema, Title Sequence Design, Motion Design, Cinema Design
