Hand-drawn map spread across a table under raking light, from the title sequence of The Italian Job

Main Title Sequence — Freelance

Italian Job

Feature Film Main Titles Hand-Drawn Schematics & Architectural Drawings

Hand-drawn schematic and architectural drawings

For the title sequence of the film “The Italian Job,” I created a series of hand-drawn schematic and architectural drawings — the maps, plans, and annotated diagrams the camera moves across as the titles play.

The frames on this page are stills from the finished sequence: the drawings on screen, beneath the film's title cards.

FilmThe Italian Job
Jordan HalseyHand-Drawn Schematic & Architectural Drawings
01

The Maps

Hand-Drawn · On Screen

Hand-drawn maps carry the opening of the sequence — streets, routes, and markings drawn on paper and photographed under hard, raking light.

The Italian Job main title card over a hand-drawn map of Venezia
Drafting compass resting on a hand-drawn map in low light
Cast title card over a hand-drawn map with ruler and markings
02

The Schematics

Architectural Drawings · Annotations

The architectural side of the sequence — plan views, section marks, and handwritten annotations layered across the drawings as the camera drifts over them.

Schematic drawing with handwritten load annotation and section mark Hand-drawn plan detail with handwritten measurements in ink Technical schematic drawing with typed label under a title card
Architectural drawing overlaid on brick texture beneath a title card
Hand-lettered route label taped across a drawn map
03

Under the Titles

Drawings & Title Cards

The drawings share every frame with the credits — artwork built to sit behind type, holding the screen while the titles play over it.

Title card over a magnified hand-drawn architectural detail
Title card over a drawn wall with handwritten location markings