Danny Yount

Danny Yount

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Danny Yount a self taught designer who works for Prologue films, Danny is one of today’s top main title designers of television i.e. 6 feet under and film i.e. Iron man, he is also a photographer and a director for commercials. Danny Yount quoted that the work of Kyle Cooper inspired him to go into title sequence designing. Danny Yount has one an emmy for HBO’s six feet under of which he designed the title sequence. He has also won industry awards such as TDC, BDA gold, D&AD Silver and 3 Gold AIGA awards.

(2009) Sherlock Holmes ( Title Designer/ Prologue Films)

(2008) RocknRolla (title designer: / Prologue Films)

(2008) Iron Man (closing credits, title designer)

(2007) Married Life (creative supervisor: titles, Prologue)

(2007) The Invasion (title designer)

(2007) The Reaping (title designer)

(2005) Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (title designer)

(2001) Six Feet Under  (title designer)

Interview of Danny Yount

Six Feet Under

Six feet under is one of Danny Yount’s most famous title sequences. The title sequence starts with a shot of the sky with calm classical music accompanying it a crow fly’s across the screen, this could resemble death. The next shot is of a meadow and a close up of a couple holding hands, an unknown force pulls the two hands away from each other, and this also could resemble death. The next shot is off an extreme close up of hands being washed, then it cuts two a pair of feet with a tag hanging of his big toe, this sets the story now, this program is involved around death. The rest of the sequence appears to be an autopsy or an perpetration for a funeral, the last shot is of the meadow again but all what can be seen is the oak tree in the meadow all else around is white, then it fades.