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He changed the way movies begin. Jan-Christopher Horak’s Saul Bass: Anatomy of Film Design is the definitive study of the legendary designer who revolutionized movie title sequences — the first book to examine the life and work of Saul Bass, the man behind the unforgettable opening credits of Vertigo, Psycho, and dozens of other classics.
Horak, director of the UCLA Film and Television Archive, draws on extensive research and interviews to trace Bass’s career: from graphic design and movie posters through collaborations with Hitchcock, Otto Preminger, and Martin Scorsese, to corporate identity work and his Oscar-winning short Why Man Creates.
The book analyzes his distinctive visual language — bold shapes, restless kinetic typography, striking metaphors — showing how his title sequences became miniature works of art setting a film’s emotional tone before the first scene. Essential for film students, designers, and cinephiles.
Jan-Christopher Horak’s “Saul Bass: Anatomy of Film Design” is the definitive study of the legendary designer who revolutionized movie title sequences. Part of the Screen Classics series, this volume is the first book to examine the life and work of Saul Bass — the man behind the unforgettable opening credits of “Vertigo,” “Psycho,” and dozens of other classics.
Horak, director of the UCLA Film and Television Archive, draws on extensive research and interviews to trace Bass’s career: from his early days in graphic design and movie posters through his collaborations with directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, Otto Preminger, and Martin Scorsese, to his corporate identity work and his Oscar-winning short film “Why Man Creates.”
The book analyzes Bass’s distinctive visual language — bold shapes, restless kinetic typography, and striking metaphors — and shows how his title sequences became miniature works of art that set the emotional tone of a film before the first scene.
Essential reading for film students, designers, and cinephiles, “Saul Bass: Anatomy of Film Design” illuminates how one artist changed the way movies begin.
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