Saul Bass

For our coursework we have to create a title sequience and i am going to look at different designers i have already looked at the Dutchman, Joost Korngold, and now i will look at one of the most famous title designers Saul Bass.

Timeline
He was born in 1920 in New York
He studied at an arts studewnt league under Gyorgy Kepes
After this he worked as a freelance grpahic designer or commercial artist
Moved to Los Angeles in 1946
In 1950 he opened his own studio
Worked in advertsiing until 1954
And made his first mark on the film world in 1955


During his 40-year career Bass worked for some of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers, including Alfred Hitchcock and Martin Scorsese. Amongst his most famous title sequences are the animated paper cut-out of a heroin addict's arm for Preminger's The Man with the Golden Arm, the text racing up and down of the United Nations building in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest, and the disjointed text that races together and apart in Psycho.

He worked on several films, the most notable including:
Goodfellas (1990)
West Side Story (1961)
Ocean's Eleven (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Spartacus (1960)