eXistenZ opens with white titles against a black background. A beam of light illuminates what looks like layers of organic textures sliding over one another.

The imagery is almost abstract, resembling space photos of the earth’s surface or extreme close-ups of organic material. Occasionaly, a clear image appears and fades away. A spine, a fishbone. Cuppacoffee's main title design evokes an overall feeling of mystery and suspense.

Born in Gdansk, Poland, Rob Pilichowski currently resides in Toronto, Canada and takes on freelance projects around the globe.

For the past six years he has been the Creative Director for The Studio Upstairs, a visual effects & design company. Most recently he has re-designed Air Canada's instructional safety video, which won a Gold award at this years BDA awards. His portfolio also includes work for the NBA, Pratt & Whitney, VH1, HBO Family, Teletoon, YTV, W Network, TMN and Alliance Atlantis. Apart from the broadcast world, Robert has also worked on projects for the big screen, which include the opening title sequence for David Cronenberg's eXistenZ.

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Full credits

Director (film)
David Cronenberg
Executive Producer (titles)
Adam Shaheen
Title designer
Rob Pilichowski, Cuppacoffee
Assistant Designer
Margaret Lee
Producer (titles)
Marlene Schmidt
Compositor
John Coldrick, AXYZ
(Source for credits: British Film Institute)

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1 Nov 11 • by: Johnelle
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