From 1952-1959, Compton’s non-white population grew from 11% to 37%. What followed was a real story of fear and division that continues to impact Los Angeles to this day. Inspired by iconic Saul Bass titles for films we shot much of the sequence in-camera, experimenting with techniques like stop-frame animation, paper play, shadow work, and film degradation to create a graphic, jarring introduction using red lines as a thematic through-line that foreshadows the narrative. Created in collaboration with Chris Webb at Brooklyn’s FX WRX studio, our titles for Them: Covenant sought to combine the best in title design with the best of in-camera effects.