Overview and Institutions

Overview

After completing my analyses, I can see that there is no clear template/style for me to work from. The title sequences do not follow an obvious pattern or stick to the common conventions. This could be due to the fact that one of the title sequences I analysed, Edward Scissorhands, was not a thriller and more a fantasy family film. However the title sequences of the thriller films I analysed do not follow the typical template either. Donnie Darko does not have any title credits, Edward Scissorhands title sequence includes the title of the film before the actors, Seven uses many shots where as Donnie Darko and Dorian Gray use very little, Edward Scissorhands uses a range of different camera angles and shots whereas Seven only uses extreme close up shots.
This means that I have a range of ideas to choose from when planning my own project.
There are however some elements of each of the title sequences that are common through them all. For example they all use incidental music, which creates the dramatic atmosphere and tone to suit the sub-genre of the film. Most of them include the protagonist of the film within the title sequence which reveals the fact that it will be following the life of this character rather intensely.
All of the films I have chosen use Auteur directors, which are actors who have a very distinctive style of directing. For example Tim Burton has a very outlandish directing style and David Fincher uses his title sequences to create a deep insight into the film.

Institutions

There is no obvious institution that stands out in the films I have analysed. The only institution that has appeared more than once is 20th Century Fox. Despite this being the most popular one, I plan to use Lions Gate films as the producer-distributor for my own project. This is because American Psycho was distributed by this company, and my idea that I have come up with is quite similar to that of American Psycho,

Lions Gate is a Canadian-american entertainment company. They distribute/produce films such as The Twilight Saga and The Hunger Games.

American Psycho (2000) was actually their first major box office success. They then began to produce more controversial films as a result, films that other companies considered to controversial. This is the main reason that I am choosing to use them for my own project. My film will contain troubling and morbid ideas and therefore I should use a institution that is known to be more daring and individual.