Collections/May 2020
Saul Bass Turns 100!
There were title sequences before Saul Bass, and there were title sequences after Saul Bass. The legendary graphic artist, born 100 years ago on May 8, revolutionized the art of motion-picture credits with his groundbreaking opening to Otto Preminger’s The Man with the Golden Arm , using strikingly minimalist design elements to visualize the story’s explosive theme of drug addiction. Over the next forty years, Bass would employ techniques ranging from animation ( Around the World in 80 Days , Ocean’s 11 ) to live action ( Walk on the Wild Side , Grand Prix ) to avant-garde experimentation ( Seconds ) to time-lapse photography ( The Age of Innocence ) to create some of the most dazzling title sequences of all time, miniature works of art that not only set…
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