X-Men Dark Phoenix_Title Sequence_Design and Direction

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I had the pleasure to pitch on the open title sequence for the film X-Men: Dark Phoenix. I developed three distinct concepts that evoked the core concepts and style of the film, while attempting to create a classic aesthetic which differentiated itself from the over the top logo reveals of the previous X-Men films.

Client: Twentieth Century Fox
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Creative Director: Garson Yu
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Design, Direction: Jason Forrest Hogg
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Studio: YuCo 
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Executive Producer: Reno Robertson

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Direction 1_Black Hole

"Black Hole" is a stylized representation of the death and rebirth of a star. In a nearly monochromatic space, the star goes supernova creating a black hole, and with it gravitates in all of the adjacent matter. Once all of the matter of space has been accumulated, the energies explode giving birth to the Phoenix. 

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Direction 2_Dark Star

"Dark Star" begins in the atmosphere of a star. As it travels further into space the star dies out, leaving behind a husk of ash and remaining subsurface heat. The star then erupts filling the galaxy with light and energy. 

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Direction 3_Big Bang

"Big Bang" depicts the life force of the universe coming alive in the form of the big bang. A distant light at the edge of space erupts and for a second you see the form the Phoenix, which dies and dissapates its energies across the galaxies. In the place of the Phoenix, a dead star comes back to life.

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( Hello )
This is the work of designer / director Jason Forrest.

( Contact )
Los Angeles, CA
jason@forresthogg.com