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For more information, visit exmortisfilms.com.

"Making of" now available at artofthetitle.com/2010/10/29/the-walking-dead/

"We are arriving at that unique moment in time where the
term "fan-made" becomes moot. This is extraordinary."

- Damon Lindelof, Executive Producer, LOST

"Kudos to Daniel Kanemoto for his terrific fan version of
THE WALKING DEAD opening titles -- they rock big time!"

- Gale Anne Hurd, Producer, THE TERMINATOR, ALIENS, THE ABYSS, THE WALKING DEAD

My favorite "exclusive" from this year's Comic-Con was a beautiful painting by legendary artist Drew Struzan, featuring a horde of zombies from THE WALKING DEAD. Frank Darabont is adapting the apocalyptic Image Comics book created by Robert Kirkman, and man, it looks really, really great.

As I was admiring Struzan's work of art, I wondered what the opening titles to this terrifying new television show might look like... so I animated a spec title sequence using artwork ripped from the pages of the comic, originally illustrated by Charlie Adlard and Tony Moore.

Just so there's no confusion, I'm not affiliated with the production in any way -- I'm simply a huge fan of both Frank Darabont and Robert Kirkman, and this is my attempt at creating a cinematic introduction to one of the all time great "continuing stories of survival horror."

THE WALKING DEAD premieres on October 31st on AMC.

CREDITS

Animated by Daniel M. Kanemoto
"The Walking Dead" Artwork by Charlie Adlard & Tony Moore
"Fresh Blood" Written & Performed by eels
Music Editing by Jeff Yorkes

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RJ Evans 1 year ago

This is awesome cool.... blogged at

kuriositas.com/2010/09/walking-dead-opening-titles.html

Thanks!
Juan Reyes 1 year ago

This is beyond amazing. TheDailyWhat Just posted it, prepare for some major views! lol
Whitestone Motion Pictures 1 year ago

Verily, this is awesome.
Makinov 1 year ago

Dude, I love this! This should definitely get used as the actual titles!
Gina Sackman 1 year ago

This is great! :38 was my favorite. Brilliant.
Chris Lew 1 year ago

this...is...AWESOME!! It works perfectly!
richrama 1 year ago

awesome.
William J. Meyer 1 year ago

Well done, Daniel. I esp like the camera move when Rick shoots his gun.
Torrie Hansen 1 year ago

Stunning! Darabont should see this.
Sam Morrill 1 year ago

This is rad.
TJ Jeffrey 1 year ago

Awesome work, probably be better then the official titles!
Otherworld Productions 1 year ago

amazing!
Reasonably Shorts 1 year ago

This is brilliant!
Greg Block 1 year ago

Really great stuff! Very professional
Ernanio Mandlate 1 year ago

This is very good...
William De Young 1 year ago

fucking awesome! i blogged about it but it's in Swedish but anyway!

indiefilm.blogg.se/
Bryan Harley 1 year ago

REALLY WELL DONE! Great job. My only criticism would be that some of the names go by too fast.
James Smoker 1 year ago

Beautiful work, really fantastic.
Michael Mercadante 1 year ago

Dude this is awesome! I love that song too! I first heard that in True Blood. The producers should use this in the actual show.
Ryan Neil Postas 1 year ago

damn man, if you aren't affiliated with the production now- you probably will be after they see this. Great work
Lone Light Studios 1 year ago

will you please run for president?
Al Ibrahim 1 year ago

This is seriously good.
Daniel Kanemoto 1 year ago

Unbelievably kind words, everyone! I had an absolute blast working on this, I'm so appreciative of all the feedback.

My website took a hit when this first came online, but it's back to normal now, so feel free to surf on over to exmortisfilms.com for more info.
Tim Gonzales 1 year ago

Yeah, totally digging this. Big ups.
shawn elledge 1 year ago

audaciously rad.
JAS 1 year ago

Awesome work! Very clean and professional looking. :)
Alex Cho 1 year ago

Wow, I thought this was the real deal until I actually came over to this page. This was stunning, it is really outstanding. It is very polished and professional looking. As a big fan of the comic series, you really hit the nail on the head. Kudos to you man.

Now I just hope they use this for the actual show, heh.
Henry Martinez 1 year ago

Beautiful work, Daniel. Very well done.
Wordwill 1 year ago

Man, that is beautiful. Really stellar work.
Tony Moore 1 year ago

this seriously blows my mind. i've scarcely seen my artwork brought to life like this, and never with such style. Really killer effort, here, man. A truly fantastic little piece.
Daniel Kanemoto 1 year ago

Thanks so much for stopping by and watching, Tony. Your artwork is amazing! This is maybe the best day ever.
Luke Neumann 1 year ago

If you don't mind sharing, was this all After Effects work or is there some 3D mixed in? Either way, very impressive, I love the camera moves that go in and out of different layers. Title sequences like this are usually seen in big budget films so big ups!
Daniel Kanemoto 1 year ago

Hi Luke --

I animated this all in AfterEffects, setting up all the various layers of artwork in 3D space. I suppose you'd call this 2-and-a-half-D? I was always a big fan of Ub Iwerks and his pioneering multi-plane camera -- I learned how to program camera moves on a giant motion-controlled Oxberry camera stand in back in animation school.
Eric Coomer 1 year ago

This is phenomenal. Watched it because Damon Lindelof tweeted it! Great job!
Michael Grafl 1 year ago

Yes.
Radio 1 year ago

I like the way it came together. I can appreciate the time that went into this with the art and animation. Beautiful. Keep it up..... Stay cool San Diego....
daniel mulvaney 1 year ago

I guarantee you will have a hand in the opening sequence or you will be contacted by the producers very soon. That is a incredible result for a labor of love. Kudos for days.
Brian Topeka 1 year ago

Okay, so I didn't even have a Vimeo account. But I just created one solely so I could tell you how incredibly phenomenal this is. You are my new hero. I will spend every day from now until Halloween hoping someone at AMC will see this, appreciate it the way it should be appreciated, and decide to use it for the show. THIS is the title I want to see every week. Just.....bravo...
Aaron C 1 year ago

Awesome work! Would you mind telling us how you made the paint splatter effect (or where you got it from) at the beginning of the video?
Nick Torres 1 year ago

I would love to see this as the title sequence for the show. Everything about it was perfect! You dont know how excited I am for this show!!!!!!!! This and hearing that they'd be showing full scenes at NYCC has made my day!
Keith O 1 year ago

This is some amazing work! I'd love to see you and Freddie Wong do a project together. youtube.com/user/freddiew
Casey de Fremery 1 year ago

Inevitably, it'll be way better than the actual title sequence
Nikolai Pigarev 1 year ago

this looks sooooo cool. Keep going! awesome work!
Daniel Kanemoto 1 year ago

The response to this project has been UNREAL. Thanks for blogging/tweeting/commenting/watching, everyone!
Alberto Chelleri 1 year ago

nice !!!!
Pavel Kučera 1 year ago

perfect:)!
Moe Jerome 1 year ago

I had to tweet, blog and digg this. Now I signed up for an account so I can comment. This is out of this world. I'm a hardcore fan of the series. My only wish is for the television series is to so as much promise as your 57 second INTRO. Truly great man. You got the feel and the emotion down right.
kirby 1 year ago

great job! get in touch if your looking for some more editing jobs. love what you do
Daniel Kanemoto 1 year ago

Hi Kirby --

I'm a director, but I work with a fantastic editor named Jeff Yorkes. His "Cinemashups" are particularly brilliant:

tinyurl.com/2egb877
malde 1 year ago

This is amazing!
You should seriously think about submitting it right to AMC.
Vinh Nguyen 1 year ago

oh wow the best part is tony moore commentating! the man himself! well done!
Nuno Oliveira 1 year ago

Whatever they end up with can never beat this.

I hope they make an effort to buy it.
Nikita Ovsyannikov 1 year ago

Can't wait!!! Not bad... very good work!
David Healy 1 year ago

This will make the real titles less impressive. Really great work.
Matt Moy 1 year ago

I'm so pumped for Halloween when this thing comes out
Javier Manzanera 1 year ago

Whatever they plan on using on the actual series, they should throw it away and use your opening scene. Great work, man.
Graphicpulsar 1 year ago

hell yeah!...great!!!
Kalvin Camp 1 year ago

beautiful, and awesome. I looove Zombie stuff.
John Munsch 1 year ago

They would be hard pressed to top that.
Jonathon Parker 1 year ago

I 100% agree with malde on this one, submit this straight to AMC if they haven't already seen it (which i doubt). This would be absolutely perfect as an opening sequence to what is bound to be an epic show!
Oliver Vanice 1 year ago

I just can't believe how talented you are! I so want this to be the official title, submit it to frank and amc and everyone involved in the project, because i'm sure that only one view from there part is all you need.
Jimmy DiPasquale 1 year ago

AMC needs to drop whatever they have currently and air this with the show! Great work!
Jonny Needles 1 year ago

Yes @Jimmy! This is AMAZING!!
Richard Davis 1 year ago

I loved Franks last movie, 'The Mist'. It was awesome..., I love that he's not afraid to really take up to the 'dark closet' kicking and screaming, hehe...
gabby d 1 year ago

I can't even believe how awesome this is! I would LOVE to see this as the opening to the show!

AWESOME!
Alice Yoo 1 year ago

Amazing. Blogged at My Modern Metropolis.

mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/awesome-fanmade-title-sequence
Nansi Brown 1 year ago

Dude. I got chills. This is amazing.
Josh Hedge 1 year ago

Absolutely stunning. This puts the Walking Dead Motion Comic to shame. Congrats on such fine work.
Israel Canchola Jr. 1 year ago

Amazing, I thought this was the actual opening titles at first. Flawless work! Keep it up!
Tim Norman 1 year ago

Dude wow. This fan vid makes me want to see more of the show. Love it. And so cool the artist saw it and commented on it here.
Nicholas Oliver 1 year ago

brilliant!
Section 9 1 year ago

Daniel: This is so on the money that I did what I normally don't do: I submitted a stranger's work to the powers-that-be (and no, that does not mean directly to F.D., but an associate of his - best I could do). I hope, come Oct. 31, I will see your work again - in HD. Best of luck. You got my vote!
Insane Ian 1 year ago

This is simply amazing. Kudos and bonus points for using music by Eels. So damn awesome.
Fox M 1 year ago

This is so god damned awesome. I don't care what, the intro needs to be like this, it just needs to be. I have a feeling I'm gonna watch this a few dozen times in the next days.
Didier Weemaels 1 year ago

very very good !
decollage.tv / Everything Visual 1 year ago

Great work! We've put it on our blog…
everythingvisual.net/?p=2404
eugen kelemen 1 year ago

nice job.great touch with the music.
cheers for this.looking forward to see more stuff in this manner from you.
Kylie-Ayn Kennedy 1 year ago

I lost track of how many times I watched this video today. I, myself, just started reading the comics last week because a friend of mine was excited about seeing the show and I got hooked. I read every issue in about two days. This title sequence is just phenomenal and I couldn't picture anything being better suited for the show. I know that when I tune in on Halloween I will be disappointed if this doesn't show up. The music, the effects, and the editing are just amazing. Rick's gunshot is my favorite part. I signed up for an account just so I could tell you how much I enjoyed your work. Thank you for making me even more excited for a premiere that I already can't wait for! Hope this makes it on air.
Daniel Kanemoto 1 year ago

Thanks so much for watching, Kylie -- I really appreciate the enthusiasm, and I'm so glad you're going to tune into the show on the 31st.
Hardluck Hotel 1 year ago

This is a truly inspired piece of work - I've blogged about it here

hardluckhotel.posterous.com/the-walking-dead-fan-made-title-sequence
Daniel D 1 year ago

Wow
Chris Webber 1 year ago

Agreed, I'd love to see this as the actual opening titles come October 31st.
Pater 1 year ago

uauh!
[MoD] 1 year ago

Oh my, oh my, oh my this is amazing. No matter how the actual opening looks like I'm sure it won't top this one. Good job!
Vintage Monster 1 year ago

that was just awesome
Volkan Kutlubay 1 year ago

Absolutely Great Job.Loved it and watched it over and over again.
Carla Shoup 1 year ago

Wow Daniel. This is really amazing. They should seriously be using these in the actual show. Blogged at atomicfox.blogspot.com/2010/09/should-be-walking-dead-opening-credits.html
Jason Cossota 1 year ago

Darabondt MUST see this!
Hello Destroyers 1 year ago

Bravo, bravo, this ought to be in the real show! I really hope you are able to grab some attention from the creators of the show for the beginning sequence, loves how it would marry the source with the new adaptation!
Renzus 1 year ago

great! i can't wait for halloween!
Robby Cornish 1 year ago

really DOPE! i bet it's gonna be better than the official title sequence too!
Renerd.com 1 year ago

Brother that was pretty rad
Jeremy Workman 1 year ago

go kanemoto -- jeremy
Daniel Kanemoto 1 year ago

Thanks Jeremy!
darwyn patru 1 year ago

nice!
Robert Powers 1 year ago

Slick man! Congrats!
Benjamin Gattet 1 year ago

this MUST be the official opening !
Edward Row 1 year ago

amazing!
Brad Chmielewski 1 year ago

Great work!
Jose Jacas 1 year ago

This is absolutely amazing and should totally be the actual titles for the show. The only thing I think could be improved is the initial texture, which I think clashes too much with the rest of the piece.

Despite my nitpicking, wow, just wow.