Unforeseen Emissary and preliminary

Monday, 12 March 2012

Opening title sequences.

The opening sequence of a thriller nearly always contains a title sequence, probably the most famous designer of title sequences is Saul Bass. Bass was involved in the production of a lot of Alfred Hitchcock's title sequences, although not a Hitchcock film one of Bass's most famous opening sequence was for the film 'The man with the golden arm' which can be seen here: Furthermore 'North by Northwest' was probably bass's most famous Hitchcock opening title sequences, it can be seen here: By looking at both these bass title sequences one can notice a pattern, Bass tends to use the line going down the page and in effect pushing the title on or off the page. It adds an interesting effect of cynicism. Bass also uses white lines generally. The film 'The man with the golden arm' was a taboo subject in 1955 when it was released due to it being about a heroin addict. Bass's use of the Black on white paper in the opening scene caused a stir due to its connection to the arm which is associated with drug use. This shows the power Bass's image has projected. Moreover Bass's work has been emulated in 21st century productions such as Catch me if you can (2002)

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