Friday, 15 February 2013

CONSTRUCTION: ANIMATION IN OPENING SEQUENCES

FILM OPENING: MOCKUMENTARY
The work of graphic designer Saul Bass is worth researching: he has been called the master of the title sequence. He has devised the opening title sequences for films such as Ocean's Eleven, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, Carmen Jones, Psycho, The Human Factor and over 60 films. He often worked with directors such as Martin Scorsese and especially Alfred Hitchcock (Psycho). His skills have intrigued audience all over as film critics say that you could tell what was going to happen in a film for which Saul designed the titles. He had a long lasting and successful career, helping out with visual concepts, storyboards but most importantly the titles for the bigger cinematic hits of the 20th century.

Grease successfully uses animation in its opening sequence.