Imaginary Forces Designs Mega Titles in Transformers Teaser Trailer

Imaginary Forces Designs Mega Titles in Transformers Teaser Trailer
Entertainment and design company Imaginary Forces (IF) recently designed and animated the dynamic title reveal in the "Transformers" teaser trailer.

IF Creative Director Peter Frankfurt led the team of artists, and IF Art Director Sean Koriakin spearheaded the design and animation for the titles, which employed advanced kinematics and realistic engineering similar to the Transformers characters themselves.

The trailer begins with quick shots of a rocket preparing to launch.

Motion graphics introduce it as the Beagle 2 Mars Rover, which was launched in 2003 and crashed onto the surface of Mars as seen from a variety of cameras aboard the probe.

"Its final transmission was classified top secret," continues the text as a silhouette of a humanoid robot shape steps into the probe's view.

After a beat, the robot smashes the rover with its fist.

"It was the only warning we would ever get."

As the orchestral theme swells in an ominous way, the "Transformers" logo begins to reconfigure, its pieces and panels moving intelligently and dynamically.

They open, expand and contract with purpose to take on the new form of 7.4.7 marking the feature's release date.

The breathing mega-structure then transforms into the Autobot symbol.

Imaginary Forces, along with several collaborators, were charged with establishing