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Saul Bass was a graphic designer who did credits for films like North by Northwest and The Man With The Golden Arm. He was a talented graphic designer, who created some of the most iconic logos in history, including the AT&T Death Star.
Yesterday, I came across this student project that imagines what Saul Bass would have done if Star Wars had been released two decades earlier.
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These are the stories Wil loves to tell, because they are the closest to his heart: stories about being a huge geek, passing his geeky hobbies and values along to his own children, and vividly painting what it meant to grow up in the ’70s and come of age in the ’80s as part of the video game/D&D/BBS/Star Wars figures generation.
Awesome opossum. So much like Bass' opening credits for Anatomy of a Murder.
Posted by:RedLeader23 | March 06, 2008 at 12:49 PM
very 007-ish, imho....
Posted by:camias designs | March 06, 2008 at 01:04 PM
That's freaking awesome. It's so awesome that I feel a bit guilty about pointing out that "Staring Alec Guinness" is a pretty good description of the actor.
Posted by:Andrew | March 06, 2008 at 01:06 PM
As the owner of the video says, you gotta check out the video response. And be sure to read the comment that the video response guys says on his video. All cool...
Posted by:Steve | March 06, 2008 at 01:57 PM
That's absurd. Max Rebo wasn't in A New Hope.
Posted by:Danco | March 06, 2008 at 02:10 PM
Man, how rad is that? I'll tell you how rad: All of it. All the rad.
Posted by:Will Hindmarch | March 06, 2008 at 02:26 PM
Totally rad. :)
Posted by:angie k | March 06, 2008 at 02:35 PM
Enter Woody Allen as Darth Vader.
Posted by:Alan | March 06, 2008 at 03:32 PM
That was the coolest thing I've seen all day. Thanks Wil!!
Posted by:Celtic Mama | March 06, 2008 at 03:51 PM
That's so cool! Thanks for sharing
Posted by:amityisland | March 06, 2008 at 04:11 PM
More like a galaxy far, far out, man.
Posted by:G. Guillotte | March 06, 2008 at 04:20 PM
The Buddy Rich score seals the deal.
Posted by:SAL9000 | March 06, 2008 at 06:27 PM
dude. that was frickin awesome. Thanks for sharing =D
Posted by:SandieK | March 06, 2008 at 06:39 PM
Oh man, classic!
Posted by:Riley Joy | March 06, 2008 at 07:26 PM
Oh, those were swingin'!
The video response (remastered) was a perfect complement!
Posted by:Merbrat | March 06, 2008 at 09:04 PM
Dude, Saul Bass meets Star Wars? I don't know if my inner geek or inner designer is happier right now.
Posted by:VT | March 06, 2008 at 11:28 PM
Swinging, man. I'm snapping my fingers as we speak.
Now we know who influenced the the credits from "The Incredibles"...
Posted by:KCFlatlander | March 07, 2008 at 06:19 AM
Didn't Joey Bishop play Tarkin in that version?
Posted by:CHV | March 07, 2008 at 08:50 AM
That's brilliant! I love the old stylized animated intros. I'm always impressed when modern movies take the time to do animated intros too, although more often, they're end credits.
I was happy to receive The Happiest Days in the mail toay, and now I'm not getting any work done.
Posted by:CMJ | March 07, 2008 at 07:32 PM
That's pretty well done! Very retro. Of course, it clashes with the look and feel of the film itself, but you can't have everything...
Posted by:teflonjedi | March 08, 2008 at 10:06 PM
Brilliant, and given the style of the late 50s movie trailers and credits, spot on.
Posted by:Thane9 | March 10, 2008 at 10:21 AM
I think you have to be my age (54) to TRUELY appreciate the work!! That was fun to watch.
Posted by:GrammaLolly | March 10, 2008 at 11:00 AM
The obvious tribute to this era that came to mind is the *fabulous* title sequence for Cowboy Bebop.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqvsUs-iQvg
Posted by:mr.f | March 12, 2008 at 09:42 AM
Just saw this on yahoo:
Star Wars done cheap:
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/254233//pc=25651
Still better than Phantom Menace:-)
Posted by:amityisland | March 18, 2008 at 04:27 PM