What is the effect called

[Jim Arco]

Depends on which effects you mean. The 2-tone effect could probably be done with de-saturate and high contrast. However, the overall sequence looks like an ordinary animation, maybe even hand-drawn.. Sometimes, designers of unique title sequences will consider them ‘trade secrets,’ making it difficult to find out how it was actually done.

Google credits the opening titles to Zenon Kohler, so you might want to start a further search there.

Jim

[Richard Garabedain]

You will want to look up text typography videos or tutorials…this is essentially the same exact thing just more advanced using pictures, shapes and i think even some 3d