Also in Wednesday's lesson we researched about Saul Bass himself. Saul bass was born in 1920 and passed away in 1996 and his work is still an inspiration to title sequence designers. Originally, Saul Bass was a Graphics Designer and studied part-time at the Art Students League in Manhattan. He then begun making Film Ads in the 1940s, eventually he met up with a filmmaker called Otto Preminger to design a film poster for his 1954 film Carmen Jones. Otto Preminger asked Saul Bass to create his title sequence aswell as he was so impressed by the work he produced for him. Bass was one of the first people to realise the the art within the opening and closing credits of a film. Saul Bass' work is known to be unique due to the hand drawn and casual appearance he makes with his sequences.
Saul Bass became well known after his title sequence for 'The Man with the Golden Arm' in 1955. Saul Bass then begun doing work for Alfred Hitchcock. He did the the title sequence for his films:
- North By Northwest (1959)
- Vertigo (1958)
- Psycho (1960)
As he got to the end of his career, he was rediscovered by the famous James L. Brooks and Martin Scorsese as they had admired his work as they were growing up. Saul Bass then created the title sequence for the well known films:
- Goodfellas (1990)
- Cape Fear (1991)
- The Age Of Innocence (1993)
- Casino (1995)
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