Saul Bass
Soul Bass was born on May the 8th 1920 and passed away on April 26th 1996. Soul Bass was a graphic designer and filmmaker but most known for his motion picture title sequences and has worked with some of Hollywood’s greatest filmmakers, such as Alfred Hitchcock, Otto Preminger and Billy Wilder and many others, his work includes sequences for films such as Psycho and North by Northwest. Bass has also made iconic logos for big companies such as AT&T and United Airlines. Bass became widely known due to his sequence in the film The Man with the Golden Arm where he worked alongside Otto Preminger. Soul Bass was so influential because he made the first title sequences that were actually included in part of a film; he used simple geometric shapes and their symbolism, a lot of the time a single dominant image stands alone to deliver a dominant message. These shapes, as well as type, were often hand drawn by Bass to create a casual appearance, always packed with a sophisticated message. His ability to create such a powerful message with basic shapes makes the work even more impressive.
Oceans 11 (1960)
This is an effective title sequence because it’s simple but uses editing techniques when fading it in and out of the different numbers to add a interesting take on the count to ‘11’. Then it goes on to do different shapes and swirls but still in the neon light kind of colour and effect with the different names and titles in and around there shapes. Then it has simple but effective animations playing which relate to the film, and have things to do with the film but there is no give a ways of what the plot of the film will be or the storyline, but it gives you a hint of the genre. This doesn’t particularly relate to the rest of the film but it has hints of genre and themes in it to suggest things, simple hints and messages are placed in it to start you thinking about what the film could be about, but it never gives away what the plot could be.
Catch Me if You Can (2002)
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