Friday, 19 January 2007

Saul Bass

Graphic Designer, Animator and Director

- Did the famous title sequences for Alfred Hitchcock's "The Man with the Golden Arm" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymRpY-XV2n4) and "Psycho" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTfnW1k3rVs)

- Started out as a freelance graphic designer before moving into film and animation

- Influenced by Martin Scorsese, who he grew up with and idolized. Got to work with him in the 1990's
- Info on Design Museum exhibition - http://www.designmuseum.org/design/saul-bass
Also worked with Otto Preminger - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Preminger

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