Dan Perri

Dan Perri

About Dan Perri Dan Perri has been a film and television title sequence designer for over 30 years and has created main titles for more than 400 film and television projects.

Dan Perri’s most famous work includes Star Wars, Taxi Driver, The Warriors, Raging Bull, Airplane! ,The Aviator, The Player , Nightmare on Elm street , Robocop 2 and Gangs of New York.

Dan Perri has also created many screen logos such as Orion pictures , ABC Circle films, Miramax/Touchstone.

Style

Dan perri style of title sequences is to make sure the audience understands the setting and context of the film. He also introduces characters such as in ‘The Warriors’ title sequence he shows all gangs that are featured in the film. Dan perri also signifies the setting in ‘The Warriors’ by showing the subway were the movie will be set.

Dan Perri- Raging Bull Angles & Sound

Dan Perri uses lots of close up shots to identify key factors. His title sequences also build up tension by using slow paced effects and long cuts. In ‘Raging Bull’ Dan perri uses sound to represent Jake la Motta’s personality. As Jake la Motta’s aggressive and quick tempered personality this music shows that when he is in the ring he is at peace, and the only way he can express himself is through the poetic motion of fighting hence the music being played is poetic and peaceful. The fog in this particular sequence could show that in La Motta’s mind he has blocked the world out and is concentrating on his fight.