Appearing immediately after the film’s final scene fades to black, viewers see a debris-laden surface where the first titles appear – “Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo” – strongly lit from five angles with spotlights. In this initial frame, even the stones and other objects cast long, dramatic shadows. But in the subtlest of poignant design surprises, when the second title appears for screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, anyone paying attention will notice that the shadows cast by the words have taken on a life of their own, assuming forms that are easily recognized by fans of Marvel and Captain America. The highly creative, artful techniques employed to pull off these visual feats over nearly two minutes is a perfect testament to Sarofsky’s own superpowers.

SPW Credits

Main Tools:  Cinema 4D software suite for 3D; Adobe After Effects for animation; The Foundry's Nuke for final compositing and Autodesk’s Smoke for previewing and 4K finishing.

Client: Marvel Studios

Production Company: Sarofsky
Lead Creative: Erin Sarofsky
Executive Producer: Steven Anderson
Senior Producer: Erik Crary
Main Title Designer: John Filipkowski
Visual Effects Supervisor: Matthew Crnich
Editor: Michael Burke
Smoke Artist: Cory Davis
Jr. Smoke Artist: Michael Barry
CG Artists: Brent Austin, Chris Beers, Duarte Elvas, Nick Hopkins, Jon Jamison, Alex Kline, Michael Kislovsky, Zach Landua, Anthony Morrelle, Drew Parks, Andrew Popplestone, Dan Tiffany, Tnaya Witmer

Music: Henry Jackman

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