In the mid 1950s, graphic designer Saul Bass applied his interest in Bauhaus-era painters to the movie title sequences he was creating for Alfred Hitchcock (among others). He pioneered the idea of title sequence as a mini-movie. And for "Psycho" he was slicing up the type before Norman Bates even appeared onscreen.:eek:

Story and the movie clip here:
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