Question

1. Saul Bass' credit sequence begins with a blank green screen. Parallel lines invade the frame from

three sides to the vigorous tempo of Bernard Hermann's "fandango" theme. The lines form a grid,
which becomes a tilted surface for the credits, and then turns into the glass façade of an office
building, reflecting the traffic below. Describe the mood (the emotion that you, the viewer,
experiece) created. What expectations are created by the music, the perspective, and the images?

Answer 1

Opening Credits. [0:14] Saul Bass’s striking credit sequences begins with a blank green screen. Parallel lines invade the frame from three sides to the vigorous tempo of Bernard Herrmann’s “fandango” theme. The lines form a grid, which becomes a tilted surface for the credits and then turn into a glass façade of an office building. What expectations are created by the music, the perspective, and the images?