Opening Title Sequence (Saul Bass -The Man With The Golden Arm)

This is an opening title sequence by Saul Bass. Saul Bass was a graphic designer and film maker, but he is  best known for his opening title sequences. He worked for some of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers during his career, including most notably Alfred Hitchcock, Otto Preminger, Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese. Amongst his most famous title sequences is The Man With The Golden Arm. It is so simple but effective, it tells the audience already that the film may has some connection to drugs. The lines across the screen could be similar to injections, because of the motion that they enter the screen. The lines could also symbolise a joint which also gives the idea of a drug sort of lifestyle. The arm was the central image in the sequence because it is where people inject drugs, and is also in the title of the film.