Art of the title

Cape Fear (1991)

The titles for Cape Fear are full of different symbols and metaphors that are within the film. these are:

 

1.    Liquid: a physical setting and it is also a moral quicksand

2.    Eyes and eye- lines: this is used to show surveillance and the judgement that is going to happen, it also shows the human connection

3.    Blood, or the colour red: sacrifice, anger, rage and damage

4.    Predatory behavior: This is shown as a hawk in the titles, but is Cady in the film - Links

Psycho (1960)

It’s safe to say that after half a century of critical writing about Psycho, there are few stones left unturned. The same can also be said of Bass’ now infamous opening title sequence. Designed on a $21k budget, it is likely his most significant and familiar accomplishment in the eyes of cinephiles and laymen alike. Admittedly, Bass does not give his audience much to work with.

 

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)

Bass’ titles for It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World come in at just over four minutes — his longest sequence, second only to West Side Story in 1961. He directed it in 1963, the same year that he designed the iconic poster for Hitchcock’sThe Birds. The animation techniques used by Bass in Mad World were heavily influenced by a new movement in the cartoon industry that favored a modern, stylized aesthetic over the then-dominant school of Disney hyper-realism.