Damages is an American legal thriller series. The initial season's plotline revolved around a brilliant yet ruthless lawyer (Glenn Close) attempting to win a class-action lawsuit against the former CEO of a corporation (Ted Danson) on behalf of his former workers, by any means necessary. The show ran for 13 episodes.
The title sequence runs after an initial recap of the previous episode and, except for one part towards the end, is highly stylised using a black or dark blue tint. Occassionally using an excentuated colour, for example the gold statue, where the gold contrasts with the blue tint. The editing is fast and uses both a speeded up frame rate and normal panning shots. This works well with the music overlay and together with the visuals gives a good feel for what the series is about.
The chose of typography works well with the legal contents and the no nonsense storyline. Everything feels minimal and not confusing even though the editing can be very fast.
The one area where it falls down is towards the end where the use of black or the blue tint has been dropped and the images use real colour. It is noticable and does stand out of the rest of the sequence.
