Title Sequence: Research into Pillars

The silhouette art style for our title sequence was influenced by Greek pottery. When carrying out research into the art style, I stumbled across the different types of pillars that were created for Greek temples. Temples were not only used to worship God, but were also symbols of their society and culture and were typically built on the highest ground of every Greek city and conquered territories around the Mediterranean.

There were three types of pillars, each with their own proportions and detailing:

• Doric

The oldest, simplest and largest of the three designs. The pillar typically has no base and the shaft was decorated with concave curves (called flutes).

The Doric pillars of 'Parthenon' in Athens.

• Ionic

This design is used for smaller buildings and interiors. There are two scrolls on the capital (called volutes) which Virtruvius compared to the 'delicate female form'. 

The Ionic pillars at 'The Temple of Athena Nike' in Athens.

• Corinthian

These pillars were very rarely used and were elaborately decorated with two tiers of acanthus leaves.

The Corinthian pillars at 'The Temple of Olympian Zeus'

This research may be used to influence the design of the pillars at the end of our title sequence.

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