Big Film Design
The Big Film Design team of designers and digital artists collaborate to bring creative vision and t
Randy Balsmeyer founded Big Film Design as a place where motion design meets digital tools. BFD is the successor to Balsmeyer & Everett, Inc., the firm that Randy headed with his wife, Mimi Everett throughout the 1990's. Whereas Balsmeyer & Everett was all-analog (animation, opticals, motion control), BFD is all digital.
15/04/2024
My “office” today. 😆
24/03/2024
Getting ready for Day 1!
23/11/2023
From my friend Alexandre Tylski, here’s his new homage to title sequences of the Coen brothers:
Blow up - Les génériques des frères Coen - Regarder le film complet | ARTE D’Arizona Junior à Avé César, que nous disent les génériques des frères Coen ? Voici la réponse détaillée d’Alexandre Vuillaume-Tylski.
21/11/2023
BFD's latest title work on Netflix's Best. Christmas. Ever!
Best. Christmas. Ever! — Big Film Design Every year at Christmas, Jackie sends a cocky newsletter to her friend Charlotte. Fate brings Charlotte to Jackie's doorstep. As a result, Charlotte tries to prove that her friend's life is not perfect.
21/11/2023
https://bigfilmdesign.com/posts/killers-of-the-flower-moon
Killers of the Flower Moon — Big Film Design Enormous in runtime, theme, and achievement, Killers of the Flower Moon is a sobering appraisal of America's relationship with Indigenous peoples and yet another artistic zenith for Martin Scorsese and his collaborators.
16/11/2023
Best. Christmas. Ever! is now streaming on Netflix!
Posted in NY:
DI/Finishing - PostWorks
Sound Facility - PostWorks
Titles & Graphics - Big Film Design
Loop Group - HR Casting
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2deV7cUtS0E
Congratulations to everyone involved!
Poster courtesy of IMDb
20/10/2023
Big Film Design is proud of another collaboration with Martin Scorsese on title design for Killers of the Flower Moon. BFD’s Creative Director Randy Balsmeyer, has been working with Mr. Scorsese and his editor Thelma Schoonmaker for over 25 years, beginning with Kundun. For Killers, Balsmeyer suggested using the newly invented (2006) Osage language as the first main title, followed by the English version. The film depicts the genocide of the Osage nation by an expanding US in the 1920s. Title design is restrained, but in keeping with the period of the film.
20/10/2023
https://bigfilmdesign.com/posts/deep-sky
Deep Sky — Big Film Design Deep Sky is Big Film Design’s latest collaboration with director Nathaniel Kahn. It was our third project together dealing with the James Webb Space Telescope ( Telescope, The Hunt for Planet B ).
Deep Sky is Big Film Design’s latest collaboration with director Nathaniel Kahn. It was our third project together dealing with the James Webb Space Telescope (Telescope, The Hunt for Planet B). Working in the Imax nearly-square screen format was a new challenge. With the main title, we tried to see how far we could push the limits of what the audience could read on a giant domed screen. With the end credits, we tried to present a lot of information and still show the magnificent images from JWST in a way that highlighted the satellite’s unique silhouette.
BFD’s creative director Randy Balsmeyer worked with Kahn and composer Paul Leonard-Morgan to create a unique end credit sequence that was driven by the music.
Deep Sky opens in Imax theatre worldwide on October 20.
05/07/2023
Loved the spirit of this interview:
Christine Vachon Talks ‘Superstar’ Barbie Controversy: ‘Mattel Did Pay a Visit to Our Office’ Before Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” there was “Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story.” “Mattel did pay a visit to our office,” said acclaimed producer Christine Vachon during an onstage interview with D…
24/04/2023
Dead Ringers, the series, launched on Amazon Prime on April 21. BFD designed the title sequence for David Cronenberg’s original film, and was extremely honored to be asked to design the titles for Alice Birch’s new series, some 30+ years later!
https://bigfilmdesign.com/posts/dead-ringers-2023
22/04/2023
Thought provoking article for those of us in the business of making movies.
Opinion | For movie lovers, there’s a darker side to Netflix ending DVD rentals Sure, the red envelope business was old-fashioned. But what about all the films unavailable to stream?
14/10/2022
https://bigfilmdesign.com/posts/13-the-musical
13: The Musical — Big Film Design 13: The Musical was a big project for BFD. It involved not just titles and credits, but inter-titles and photomontages throughout the film.
13/10/2022
https://bigfilmdesign.com/posts/luckiest-girl-alive
Luckiest Girl Alive — Big Film Design Big Film Design is pleased to announce that one of our recent projects, Luckiest Girl Alive , has just been released in theaters, and will start streaming on Netflix on October 7th.
19/08/2021
Continuing our 30+ years working with Spike, please check this out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMgEupbTsus&t=169s&ab_channel=HBO
NYC Epicenters: 9/11 → 2021 ½ (2021) | Official Trailer | HBO The greatest city in the world.From Academy Award-winner Spike Lee, captures the city's history and evolution in the 20 years since 9/11 with ...
29/07/2021
In a nice coincidence, two films with title sequences by BFD — Nine Days and Stillwater — are opening in theaters this Friday, July 30. Both films received rave reviews at their film festival premieres, Nine Days at Sundance in January, and Stillwater at Cannes, just three weeks ago.
09/07/2021
We've been working with Tom McCarthy (Spotlight) for about 8 years and 4 films now. He's super-smart and always a pleasure to work with. So happy to see Stillwater get such a wonderful response!
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/matt-damon-tears-stillwater-cannes-1235015206/
Matt Damon Moved to Tears During Five-Minute Standing Ovation at Cannes ‘Stillwater’ Premiere A return to Cannes made Matt Damon misty. The 50-year-old actor swooped into the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday night with “Stillwater,” a Focus Features drama directed by “Spotlight’…
09/07/2021
We've had the pleasure of working with these two amazing people for over 30 years now. Barry Brown & Spike Lee: it's about time!
https://variety.com/2021/awards/festivals/barry-alexander-brown-spike-lee-cannes-awards-1235011413/
Barry Alexander Brown, Spike Lee to Receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at Cannes (EXCLUSIVE) Barry Alexander Brown, the filmmaker and editor long known for his association with Spike Lee, is to receive two lifetime achievement honors this year during the Cannes Film Festival. Lee is presen…
17/06/2021
As New York finally unmasks, Big Film Design, is proud to have designed the titles for two very different films premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival this week.
Simple as Water: https://bigfilmdesign.com/posts/simple-as-water
No Sudden Move: https://bigfilmdesign.com/posts/no-sudden-move
No Sudden Move — Big Film Design From director Steven Soderbergh comes the HBO Max original movie No Sudden Move .