PROJECT
sixteen unique main and end title sequences
RECOGNITION
Type Directors Club "Judges Choice" award win
STREAMER
Max
STUDIO
Team Downey
Shine designed and animated the main title logo and sixteen unique end title sequences for Perry Mason for season one and two for Max. Each main title logo card, designed as if it were created on an animation stand in the 1930's, was integrated into the scene using rotoscoping and 3D tracking. Each end title sequence was designed to specifically conclude each episode, serving as a visual punctuation as the final scene rings out.
Based on the work of Erle Stanley Gardner set in 1930s Los Angeles, the disgraced private investigator Perry Mason takes on a high-profile case involving the kidnapping and murder of a child. As he digs deeper, Mason uncovers corruption, conspiracies, and secrets that lead him to a shocking courtroom showdown.
A few of the main title logo treatments for season one.
Each main title logo card, designed as if it were created on an animation stand in the 1930’s, was integrated into the scene. Rotoscoping and 3D tracking allows the logo to appear prominently on screen, not unlike cinema logos during the golden era of Hollywood.
A few of the main title logo treatments for season two.
Each end title sequence was designed to specifically conclude each episode, serving as a visual punctuation as the final scene rings out. Episode 101 focused on the scene of the crime: Angel's Flight. Angels Flight is a historic railway downtown Los Angeles.
Angels Flight: the main on end title sequence for episode 101.
Los Angeles map: the main on end title sequence for episode 102.
Sister Alice Keegan's fictional church: the main on end title sequence for episode 103.
Hummingbird: the main on end title sequence for episode 104.
Each end title sequence is not designed to set up a tone or a mood, the way many other title sequences do. Instead, each title title sequence is intended to serve as a continuation of the thought and the feeling of each episode.
Statue of Justice: the main on end title sequence for episode 105.
Girard map: the main on end title sequence for episode 106.
Hancock Park: the main on end title sequence for episode 107.
The imagery in the main on end title sequences for episode 105 through 107 is more impressionistic. The images are more abstract and graphic. Yet they also served as a continuation of the thought and the feeling of each episode.
Old photos: the main on end title sequence for episode 108.
Wrapping up the first season, production photography candids of Los Angeles were treated, edited and animated against Terrence Blanchard's re-imagining of the original Perry Mason main title score.
Perry Mason main title was mentioned several weeks in a row, calling out the main title design as well as the main on end sequence design. Thank you to Sean T. Collins for the shout outs in Television Section!
The Perry Mason main title design won the prestigious 2021 Type Directors Club Judges Choice Award. The awards video excerpt is posted below. Thank you to Leland Maschmeyer, Co-Founder of Collins, and former CCO at Chobani for the TDC67 Judges’ Choice Award, and for the generous words and about the Perry Mason main title design. We feel honored to be highlighted in the Type Directors Club 67th Annual Competition. The team that contributed to Perry Mason includes Michael Riley, Penelope Nederlander, Aaron Bjork, Kate Mrozowski, and Bob Swensen. This year’s TDC67 Communications Design Competition featured more than 1,500 entries from 66 countries. Only 254 entries were selected as this year’s top winners. In addition to the winning work, 13 TDC judges selected their Judges’ Choice, which are featured in a video as well as in the front of this year’s The World’s Best Typography®, Typography 42 annual.
Thank you to Drew Taylor at Collider for the article about the Perry Mason main title sequences design! Collider is a leading entertainment website covering movies, TV shows, and pop culture. It offers news, reviews, interviews, and in-depth analysis, attracting film and TV enthusiasts. Known for its timely updates and expert insights, Collider is a go-to source for industry trends and entertainment-related content.
