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dm
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Thanks for this article. I recognized the style, but didn’t have a name to associate it with (I probably would have guessed Milton Glaser).
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LightningComet
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Some of Saul and Elaine Bass' greatest sequences I think came out of their collaborations with Martin Scorsese late in their careers. I was suprised to not see them mentioned in this article, but that's fine; it just means I can gush here
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The Age of Innocence is already one of the most visually stunning period films (up there with Barry Lyndon) and its opening perfectly encapsulates its story: beautiful, meticulously crafted embroidered flowers painstakingly trying to bloom and flourish amidst the darkness. Casino is also remarkable in its opening, basically a descent into a neon-lit hellscape while The Passion of St. Matthew blares away in the background. It's all at once beauiful to look at, sexy in its enticing glamour, and existentially horrifying. If that doesn't perfectly encapsulate the mafia's exploits in Las Vegas during the 70s and 80s, I don't know what does. The Bass' also worked on GoodFellas (pretty minimalistic opening, if memory serves) and Cape Fear (which while visually engaging, doesn't really do much to comment further on the film's themes of human vs animal nature). It's The Age of Innocence and Casino that really stick in my mind as some of their best work, though. Last edited by LightningComet on Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:34 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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a_Bear_in_Bearcave
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I had no idea about Saul or Elaine Bass, and about his title sequences, though I did watch "Catch me if you can" and rewatching it gives me new appreciation for its OP, so I'm really glad I saw and decided to read this article.
I found a link to Nozaki-kun's opening, Italian (I think) subtitles though. |
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rizuchan
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The more jazzy, bright color on black style like Cowboy Bebop ones are a little more obvious, but (assuming I understand the assignment) looking at the examples from Nozaki and Eizokuken, the first thing that came to mind for me was Kimi ni Todoke, which puts simplified versions of the main character Sawako on stationary-esque backgrounds, and then Youtube's recommendations reminded me of Wotakoi as well.
Actually I bet this is a really common design trend in shoujo romance anime openings, just with pastels instead of the more vivid primary colors. Edit: Would be remiss to not mention Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei. (Both openings and endings, actually. Or just Shaft in general from that era) |
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njprogfan
Collector Extraordinaire Posts: 1233 Location: A River Named Toms |
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The Bass's were geniuses. My fav is this from Hitchcock's North by Northwest:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ON67uYwGaw The fade to live action is brilliant, and the movie isn't half bad 
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Triltaison
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Hmm... The Big O, Kemonozume, and Kokkoku openings come to mind for me.
Edit: Links for those curious. Big O Kokkoku Kemonozume |
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poltroon
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Thanks for this, I enjoyed the article and the chance to tie together all these traditions.
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