Saul Bass

Saul Bass is most probably one of the most influenctial title seqeunce creaters of modern cinema. But why is his work so recognizable? His use of lines and text have a very graphic design feel and his use of bold block colour and animation. But he has made many titles with a more cinematic feel.

He worked on big titles such as:

Alfred Hitchcocks - North by Northwest 1959
A great example of Saul bass and the use of lines. It's also nice that it faded in to the building and the city.

Ridley Scott's - Alien 1979
With a slow build up and music building tension the viewer is waiting to see some change in the shot as it slow pans, but instead lines appear slowly building up text. I think this sequence is reall good at building suspense and i think sets the mood for the film. ( This sequence alos inculdes Bass's signiture line theme.)


Alfred Hitchcocks - Psycho 1960

With quite dramatic music and constant flow of new lines this sequence keeps a pace and is consatnly on the move.