Maps and Contour Lines

After watching several Prologue title sequences, especially the New World movie sequence, I am finding that maps and contour lines create a very attractive and appropriate canvas.

The video below shows how maps can be used on screen and I feel that this could help establish potential features in my title sequence. As the map scans it could then zoom in and locate a specific feature, eg. nature, history, before moving on to the next feature.

Ordnance Survey Maps

this video shows how maps can be used to create an interesting texture along with showing that the subject is a certain space, be it city, village or countryside.