Anne with an E
What is Anne with an E?
Anne with an E is a new television series that is based on the classic book by L.M. Montgomery. The book that it is based on which it titled Anne of Green Gables, is a canadian treasure selling more than 50 million copies all over the world. This tells the story of Anne through her movement in nature. Its title sequence begins with a cold winter landscape and shows a lonely girl, and soon turns into warmer colors, with Anne in a yellow dress and bright color leaves.
Interview with Creative Director Alan Williams
In this interview Alan talks about the process of create the title sequence for Anne with an E. He first starts by talking about the camera angles, some are very wide angels while others are shot using a handheld camera to get more intimate angles. He also wanted to use light and reflections to create a magical look, like he had seen artist Brad Kunle use in one of his paintings. They would also take scanned photographs that they shot while the light was moving and project them onto the 3-D geometry. This giving it a glistening effect using natural light.
Interview with Artist Brad Kunkle
Williams found Kunkle from one of his paintings that was on canvas, using silver and gold foil, that he thought was 'brilliant' the way it captured the light. He was inspired by the the title sequence from Cheers. he says "They are so simple… the first few seconds is a live-action shot of outside the bar and then the street scene freezes and it’s overlaid with a tinted photo of the same corner from the turn of the century, then just simple Ken Burns-style camera pans across these beautiful still photos and unique fonts… it sucks me in every time." This is a simple way that motion can make a title sequence more interesting and appealing to look at. It adds movement to a still image and keeps the viewer engaged.
Interview with Producer Miranda de Pencier
In this Miranda talks about how she loves title sequences, and how a memorable one is very important to a show. She says "We wanted the title sequence — including the music — to stand on its own and be memorable in its own right. What I especially love about the lyrics is the depth and respect they show — seemingly for a woman — and in our case it’s as if the song is being sung directly to Anne." I know from my own experience that having a memorable title sequence is very important. There are many shows I have watched that when I hear the song I can picture the title sequence in my head, because it stood out to me. They also can sometimes give the person watching a preview of what the show is about if it is something they have never seen before.
