Shine

Shine is an American design and creative production studio specializing in main and end title sequences, motion graphics, and entertainment branding. Founded in 2003 by Creative Director Michael Riley, the studio brings together graphic design, typography, animation, and live-action cinematography to develop visual storytelling for film, television, and streaming productions.

The studio works as a visual consultant and creative director for entertainment companies, broadcast networks, and commercial clients. Its projects span opening and closing titles, animated identities, theatrical campaigns, promotional trailers, and commercial production. Its presence in Hollywood and New York supports work across feature films, episodic television, and advertising.

Design shaped by the production

Shine's title work uses different visual approaches to reflect the character and setting of each production. For Modern Family, it created the picture-frame opening sequence. Its work for Dickinson comprises 30 custom illustrated title treatments, while Genius includes main titles across four seasons devoted to Einstein, Picasso, Aretha Franklin, and Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.

For HBO's Perry Mason, the studio developed period-inspired, 1930s-style rotoscoped opening titles and episodic end titles. Its theatrical work includes hand-drawn title animation for Birds of Prey, titles and graphics for The Harder They Fall, and title sequences for Kung Fu Panda and Kung Fu Panda 2. Shine also created the stereoscopic 3D redesign and animation of MGM's historic roaring lion logo.

From concept to finished sequence

The studio's capabilities encompass conceptual storyboarding, custom typography, illustration, 2D and 3D character animation, live-action directing, visual effects, and compositing. Production services also include rotoscoping, 3D camera tracking, and specialized animated logo design. These disciplines support both individual sequences and broader visual identity systems for entertainment releases.