A Biltmore Christmas - Title Design
Feature titles and 1940s title cards
I designed the opening title for Hallmark’s A Biltmore Christmas and a period title sequence for His Merry Wife!, the fictional 1947 film within the story.
Technologies
Adobe PhotoshopAdobe After EffectsAdobe Illustrator
Synthetic Cinema International brought me in to design two sets of titles for Hallmark’s 2023 holiday film A Biltmore Christmas. I worked with the production team and Hallmark on the feature’s opening title and the cards for His Merry Wife!, the fictional 1947 movie at the center of the story.
A Biltmore Christmas
I tested three layouts over the same aerial shot of Biltmore Estate. One stretches the serif title across the landscape, another stacks it with script lettering, and a third encloses it in a decorative border.
His Merry Wife!
I set the main title in tall white letters that rise diagonally across the frame. The cast names and “The End” use white script, giving the fictional film its own period title style.
Film preview
Credits
Motion Designer
Paul Melluzzo
Executive Producer
Andrew Gernhard
Contact
Paul Melluzzo is a creative director and technologist, and the founder of Omnislash Visual. His work brings together visual storytelling, design, and software development - from films and animation to apps and creative tools.