FROM KEY ART TO TITLE SEQUENCES, American-born graphic artist and filmmaker Saul Bass is the godfather of motion design for cinema. Born and raised in the Bronx, New York, in 1920, he was the son of Eastern European Jewish immigrants. As a student, Bass began working with a Manhattan ad agency. His first jobs were designing movie posters for one of the agency’s biggest clients: Warner Bros. Studios. By the 1940s, Bass made the move to Hollywood and began designing print advertising for such films as “Champion,” “The Moon is Blue” and “Death of a Salesman,” all films by controversial director Otto Preminger. Preminger, known for his use of off-limit topics and taboos for his films, was highly impressed with Bass’ work. It was here that Bass was introduced to…