This post was written by Michelle Gallina and originally appeared on the Adobe blog on March 5, 2025.The series pays homage to witches throughout history, setting an eerie tone from the beginning with its intricate title sequence. We sat down with Christian Haberkern, Art Director at the Emmy-nominated design lab Perception and Agatha All Along title designer, to learn more about his work using Premiere Pro and After Effects to craft both the main title sequence and an "Agnes of Westview" parody title sequence that appears within the series.For the main sequence, Haberkern and the Perception team highlighted representations of witches over time, incorporating various pieces of mixed media. In addition to illustrations of the Salem Witch Trials, newspaper articles and modern pop culture references from other TV shows like Bewitched and The Wizard of Oz, Haberkern organized a local film shoot in the mountains of North Carolina to create totally custom assets for the sequence.How did you first get into title design? What drew you to it?Christian Haberkern: I first studied title design at the Savannah College of Art & Design, where we explored the work of legends like Saul Bass and Maurice Binder, analyzing iconic films such as Psycho, North by Northwest, and the James Bond series. I was deeply inspired by the way design, editing, and motion seamlessly came together in those graphics. Later, I saw the main titles for Se7en, created by Prologue, and was completely captivated by the textures they captured on the props. That...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 17 March, 2025