Saul Bass was the best.

'by Saul Bass' would probably be more accurate, but that vid is a fun find!

>> ^jwray:
Whenever I read a book, I skip the acknowledgements section, because a long list of names is pointless and boring unless your name is in the list.
Opening credits are annoying verbal diarrhea unless constructed in a novel way.
Put the credits at the end because almost no one cares enough to stay and watch the credits unless their name is in the list.


Often acknowledgments tell something about how the book idea came about so I often check them and then go into speed reading mode to check if I see familiar names, but they are showing a book is created with the help of many people, no just the author.

In case of films there are
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opening_credits or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_credits
and this is a way to give indeed credit to them and give the viewer artist names for future reference. For the viewer the credits can be great, especially when there's a well-done title sequence:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=saul+bass

>> ^oxdottir:
OK, I admit, I watched the other one a while ago, but I detect no difference
Where is the parody?


all of the things that lucas had wanted to put in A New Hope, but couldn't, that was then inserted into the Deluxe Edition.

most of them are represented here, including:

brighter lightsabers, to match the look of the later films.
jabba's appearance, in the hangar, just after the cantina.
stormtroopers on dewbacks.
more spacecraft in the battle of yavin.
a bigger explosion for the death star.

Here are these films in order...

(It starts with the back-end of The Terminator titles)

13 Superman (1978) Directed by Richard Donner Title Design by: Sheldon Elbourne
14 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Title Design: Pablo Ferro
15 The Virgin Suicides (1999) Directed by Sofia Coppola, Title Designer: Geoff McFetridge
16 Our Latin Thing (1972) Directed by Leon Gast, Title Design by: Unknown
17 Delicatessen (1991)Directed by Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet Title Design by: Marc Bruckert
18 Pi (1998) Directed by Darren Aronofsky, Title Design by: Jeremy Dawson
19 Se7en (1995) Directed by David Fincher, Title Design by: Kyle Cooper
20 Hollow Man (2000) Directed by Paul Verhoeven, Title Design by: The Picture Mill
21 Casino (1995) Directed by Martin Scorsese, Title Design by: Saul Bass
22 Alien (1979) Directed by Ridley Scott, Title Design by: Saul Bass
23 Matzes (2004) Directed by Margien Rogaar, Title Design by: Karst-Janneke Rogaar & Roel Wouters.
24 North by Northwest North by Northwest (1959) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Title Design by: Saul Bass
25 Panic Room (2002) Directed by David Fincher, Title Design by: The Picture Mill

The other 12 chosen can be seen here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7p1v6NWnhw

reminds me of the movie titles of saul bass...