Research Task: Saul Bass

 Saul Bass was an American film-maker and graphic design artist, born in New York, USA. He studied at Brooklyn College and the arts Students league of New York. He has won an Academy award for Best Documentary.

Saul Bass was best known for his geometric style, he was an avid user of symbolism and often centered his title sequences around one subject or shape. He used a lot of primary, bold colors, to bring attention to the titles, especially Red.

His title sequences captured a hint of what the movie was going to be about and set the tone for the opening scenes.  For years he worked as only as a graphic Designer for Ad campaigns, and his designs are still prevalent today. He worked mainly through the mid 1950's in Hollywood.

He is best know for his work on The Man With the Golden Arm, The Shining, Vertigo, and The Anatomy of a Murder, Casino, Noth by Northwest, Grand Prix, The Seven Year Itch, Goodfellas, Around the World in Eighty Days, Carmen Jones, It's a mad mad mad amd World and many, many more.

He worked closely with his wife Elaine Bass, on projects for big names like; Hitchcock, Scorsese, Kubrick, Preminger.

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