Friday 5 December 2008

Saul bass research...

Before he died,Saul bass was an american graphic designer and an awrd winning filmaker.He was however best known for his design on a number of animated motion picture tiltle sequences,wich is thought of the best such work ever seen.With a career spanning over 40 years,he worked for some of the greatest filmmakers,including most notably Alfred Hitchcock,Otto Preminger,Stanley Kubrick and martin Scorsese. Selected film title sequences and respective dates:
Carmen Jones (1954)
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Bonjour Tristesse (1958)
Vertigo (1958)
Anatomy of a Murder (1958)
The Big Country (1958)
North by Northwest (1959)
Psycho (1960)
Spartacus (1960)
Exodus (1960)
Advise and Consent (1960)
Ocean's Eleven (1960)
West Side Story (1961)
Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
The Victors (1963)
Nine Hours to Rama (1963)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
The Cardinal (1963)
In Harm's Way (1965)
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
Grand Prix (1966)
Seconds (1966)
Broadcast News (1987)
Big (1988)
The War of the Roses (1989)
Goodfellas (1990)
Cape Fear (1991)
Doc Hollywood (1991)
Age of Innocence (1993)
Casino (1995)

This is just a brief look at him in general.Whilst looking at his work,it has interested me a lot and for the era he began his work,it is extremely interesting.I have researched him before in art so this is not the first time i have come across him.Overall i think his success and his status is well earned throughout the world of media.

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