From the earliest days of cinema, a film’s opening title sequence has functioned as an important prologue to the events and themes of the film to come. In this very special MVFF screening, noted Canadian graphic designer and media historian David Peters presents a grand and glorious tour through some of the most innovative title sequences in Western cinema.

“Typecast” brings together for the first time more than 20 “openers,” revealing the highly creative interplay of typography, imagery and sound that results in some of the most memorable moments ever recorded on film. The work of Robert Brownjohn, Pablo Ferro, Saul Bass, Robert Greenberg, Kyle Cooper, Marlene McCarty and many others will be showcased.

And though you may not know these names yet, once you’ve discovered their work, you’ll never forget to give credit where credit is truly due!