13 Jan 2005
An illustrated history by David Peters of DESIGN FILMS, San Francisco
7:30pm Thursday, January 13, 2005
The Film and Video Center at UC Irvine
Room 100, Humanities Instructional Building
Irvine, CA 92697-3535
(949) 824 7418
For many, the real pleasure of cinema begins in those opening moments when the titles first appear onscreen. What was once a simple gesture has emerged as an art of dizzying graphic design and dramatic condensation. Who can forget the aqueous bodies that launch Thunderball, or the poignant coupling of bombers in Dr. Strangelove; the obsessive craftsmanship of the killer in Seven, or DeNiro falling through a curtain of flames in Casino?
Presenter David Peters has studied the history of title design in depth and amassed an outrageous collection of opening sequences. He will lead us from the early fifties and the emergence of pioneering Saul Bass (The Man with the Golden Arm, Psycho), to the latest generation of visual prologuists like Kyle Cooper (Seven, Wimbleton) and Randy Balsmeyer (Jungle Fever, Angels in America).
This program lasts about 100 minutes.
For more about DESIGN FILMS SF, go to www.designfilms.org
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Directions to UC Irvine's Film and Video Center
From the 405 or I-5 to Orange County:
1. Exit at Jamboree Road and go West toward Newport Beach
2. Turn LEFT onto Campus Drive
3. Turn RIGHT onto the UCI Campus at West Peltason Drive (2nd stoplight)
4. Once you turn onto West Peltason, the Periera Parking Structure will be on your LEFT and the Humanities Instructional Building (a 5-story tan brick building with teal trim) will be directly in front of you. The Film and Video Center resides in HIB 100.
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