Wayne Fitzgerald
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | March 19, 1930
Died | September 30, 2019 Whidbey Island, Washington, U.S. | (aged 89)
Occupation(s) | Television and motion picture title designer |
Years active | 1956–2003 |
Wayne Fitzgerald (March 19, 1930 – September 30, 2019)[1] was an American film title designer. Over a career that spanned 55 years, he designed close to five hundred motion picture and television main and end title sequences for top directors such as Francis Ford Coppola, John Huston, Mike Nichols, Robert Redford, Roman Polanski, Arthur Penn, Michael Cimino, Warren Beatty, Herbert Ross, John Hughes, and Quentin Tarantino.[2]
Film title work
A native of
In addition to providing an entertaining background for the credits, Fitzgerald's titles often set the mood. For The Music Man he directed a group of 35 technicians who built sets and painted and animated the musical instruments and marching band. He then shot and edited the sequence.[3]
In the film Max Dugan Returns (1983), the title character does not appear for half an hour. Fitzgerald's titles with Bob Kurtz animation provided a background for the character.[4] For Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Fitzgerald used old snapshots and a quick-cut style driven by sound that melded seamlessly with film editor Dede Allen's editorial style. The photos established the mood and look of the 1930s, and referenced the fact that Bonnie and Clyde were known for taking snapshots of themselves, which they sent to the press. Until the music starts to fade in, the only sound is the click of a Brownie camera.[5]
While working together on Bonnie and Clyde, Warren Beatty convinced Fitzgerald to strike out on his own. He left his job as head of the art department at Pacific Title and formed Wayne Fitzgerald FilmDesign. Chinatown (1974), Nine to Five (1980), Footloose (1984), Total Recall (1990), to name a few, followed. In addition to opening titles, Fitzgerald shot second unit and edited montage sequences for Rocky III and Tootsie (both 1982).
Fitzgerald also continued to design titles for
He also designed for the daytime soap operas
In 1993, he briefly joined the digital graphic design firm, Pittard-Sullivan. It became Pittard-Sullivan-Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald's last work with the company was in 1995, after which he reformed his company, Wayne Fitzgerald FilmDesign, Inc.[6]
In 1995, Fitzgerald designed the logo for the Motion Picture Editors Guild.[7]
Personal life
Fitzgerald was a member of the
Fitzgerald died September 30, 2019, aged 89.
Filmography
Select Pacific Title (1956–1968) titles
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Wayne Fitzgerald/FilmDesign (1968–1993)
Pittard/Sullivan/Fitzgerald (1993–1995)
- Groundhog Day (1993)
- Grumpy Old Men (1993)
- Wyatt Earp (1994)
- Maverick (1994)
- Waterworld (1995)
Wayne Fitzgerald/Filmdesign (1995–2003)
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Awards
Fitzgerald won a
References
- ^ Barnes, Mike (September 30, 2019). "Wayne Fitzgerald, Prolific Main Title Designer, Dies at 89". The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- IMDb
- ^ "Title designer for 'Music Man' lives on San Juan". Journal of the San Juans. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ Forget the film, watch the titles, submarinechannel.com. Accessed December 25, 2022.
- ^ The importance of a singular, guiding vision: an interview with Arthur Penn, Free Online Library. Accessed December 25, 2022.
- ^ Whitney, Daisy A Legacy of Innovation: Pittard Sullivan Was Once Synonymous With Broadcast Design Television Week, June 20, 2005.
- ^ "What 60 Years Of Unity Can Accomplish". editors guild.com. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- IMDb
External links
- Wayne Fitzgerald at IMDb
- Wayne Fitzgerald at the TCM Movie Database
- New York Times Filmography at http://movies.nytimes.com/person/217173/Wayne-Fitzgerald/filmography
- Awards for Wayne Fitzgerald at IMDb
- "Great Panes" an article on Pacific Title http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20030504-9999_1a4glass.html
- Total Recall (1990) title sequence at The Art of the Title Sequence http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/04/01/total-recall/
- https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2019-09-30/wayne-fitzgerald-hollywood-movie-titles-dead
- https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/03/movies/wayne-fitzgerald-dead.html?searchResultPosition=1
- https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/oct/02/pillow-talk-to-bonnie-and-clyde-the-greatest-wayne-fitzgerald-main-titles
- https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wayne-fitzgerald-dead-main-title-designer-pillow-talk-godfather-part-ii-total-recall-was-89-1214053