Imaginary Forces Designs Chilling Main Titles for the Number 23

published Feb 23, 2007
Imaginary Forces Designs Chilling Main Titles for the Number 23
Imaginary Forces (IF) recently collaborated with Director Joel Schumacher in designing the main titles for the thriller "The Number 23" starring Jim Carrey.

IF Art Director Michelle Dougherty led the design effort with a jarring opener that sets up the film's frightening plot of obsession, psychological torture, murder and the number 23.

In "The Number 23," Walter Sparrow (Jim Carrey) becomes fixated with a book that appears to be based on his life, but ends with a murder that has yet to happen in reality.

The main titles set the tone and context of the film - namely, the hidden power and prevalence of the number 23.

The sequence uses erratic typewriter movements, seeping blood and ink blotches to suggest a haunting and dark narrative.

A sheet of paper is peppered with the number 23 as related facts woven throughout the sequence appear via bleeding red and black stains.

The Knights Templar had 23 Grand Masters, and King Charles I was beheaded on January 30th, 1649 - with the numbers in the date adding up to 23.

Michelle Dougherty and the IF artists worked closely with Director Joel Schumacher and Executive Producer Eli Rouchburg to finesse the aesthetic and graphical representations in the main titles.