Dan Perri Interview: April 2022
Title designer Dan Perri is interviewed by Tony Best on April 12 & 14, 2022 in Los Angeles (via phone). Perri talks about his start in Hollywood, the formation of his firm Perri & Smith and working on 1970s TV shows and low budget exploitation films. The deposit includes the full text transcripts, audio interviews and still images of the title sequences discussed.
Films discussed:
Cool Breeze (1972) | MGM
Titles designed by Perri & Smith
Director: Barry Pollack | Producer: Gene Corman
Main Title: https://vimeo.com/697258895?share=copy
End Credits: https://vimeo.com/697258859?share=copy
Fritz the Cat (1972) | Cinemation Industries, Inc.
Title Layouts by Perri & Smith
Director: Ralph Bakshi | Producer: Steve Krantz
Main Title: https://vimeo.com/697259099?share=copy
End Credits: https://vimeo.com/697259013?share=copy
F.T.A. (1972) | American International Pictures
Title Design: Perri & Smith
Director: Francine Parker | Producers: Francine Parker, Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland
Main Title: https://vimeo.com/697259232?share=copy
End Image: https://vimeo.com/697259178?share=copy
Heavy Traffic (1973) | American International Pictures
Title Layout by ValleyCam (Uncredited Title Design: Perri & Smith)
Director: Ralph Bakshi | Producer: Steve Krantz
Main Title: https://vimeo.com/697259966?share=copy
End Credits: https://vimeo.com/697259847?share=copy
Hit Man (1972) | MGM
Title Design: Perri & Smith
Director: George Armitage | Producer: Gene Corman
Main Title: https://vimeo.com/697260582?share=copy
End Credits: https://vimeo.com/697260059?share=copy
I Escaped from Devil's Island (1973) | MGM
Title Design: Perri & Smith/Imagic
Director: William Witney | Producer: Gene Corman, Roger Corman
Main Title: https://vimeo.com/697568084?share=copy
End Credits: https://vimeo.com/697567306?share=copy
The Concert for Bangladesh (1972) | 20th Century Fox
Title Design by Perri & Smith
Director: Saul Swimmer | Producers: George Harrison, Allen Klein
Opening Logo: https://vimeo.com/697258849?share=copy
End Credits: https://vimeo.com/697258740?share=copy
The Slams (1973) | MGM
Title Design: Perri & Smith
Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Producer: Gene Corman
Main Title: https://vimeo.com/697260796?share=copy
End Credits: https://vimeo.com/697260768?share=copy
