The Pale Blue Eye

BFD is proud of our collaboration with Director Scott Cooper and Editor Dylan Tichenor, to create the title graphics for Netflix’ THE PALE BLUE EYE. There is a lot of on-screen handwriting within the film, and BFD’s Creative Director, Randy Balsmeyer, proposed having all text that appears on screen be either handwritten, or authentic type from the period (1830). Balsmeyer brought in the quirky and talented calligrapher Bernard Maisner, to contribute handwriting for the main title and all the main credits. BFD’s team worked with Maisner to animate and add texture to the titles.

THE PALE BLUE EYE is an American gothic horror mystery film written and directed by Scott Cooper, adapted from the 2003 novel of the same name by Louis Bayard. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Gillian Anderson, Lucy Boynton, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey, Simon McBurney, Timothy Spall, and Robert Duvall. The film will stream on Netflix January 6.