Genre Research Developed

Dr Stranglelove (1964)

Directed by Pablo Ferro, Dr Stranglelove had a handwritten typography for its title sequence, making it personal, in bold block with white taking up most of the screen and also having a dissolve transition from word to word. It also has a video of a flying plane in the backround taking up most of the screen in black and white making you focus more on the typography but also making you think something bad is going to happen as it felt like it was flying into something " bad".


Vertigo (1958)

Directed by Saul Bass, this film has loud orchestra music throughout giving it a dark and mysterious feel making you curious to what happens and on the edge of your seat insisting it on being a thriller. The typography of the cast were showed in the middle of the screen in bold white on top of close ups of  a woman's face like her eyes and mouth (maybe linking her to the film), all moving images. Then was followed to be presented on the side of the screen when listing producers, editors etc with distracting moving changing colour patterns.


American Psycho (2000)

Begins with what you think are droplets of blood making us think it is going to be all about horror or thriller also with the interlinking orchestra soundtrack, but then is changed as we find out it is "food" being put on a plate tricking the audience. This changes the tenseness of the mood as we think less of a horror, also the orchestra music becomes more upbeat and still linking with the placing of the food. We start with the title sequence being visual only watching the typography with the food but then becomes to start the film bring in a sense of character to the audience as it then follows on to the opening sequence. 


Love Actually (2003)

Presents us with visuals of real/archive footage of people hugging and kissing making us think the film is set in the real life and and that greetings of love ones or goodbyes are linked to the film. A warm voiceover is explaining the subject of 'love' connoting the theme of romance. This love based footage makes the viewers warm and open to the film as some can relate or wish to relate as it present  all good things about people in love. 

Se7ven (1995)

Directed by David Fincher, has stop start visuals throughout of closeups of a mans hands being scaled and photographs of mutilated bodies making it disturbing for the viewers creating the sense of a thriller/horror genre. A vintage grainy screen colours is present throughout the title sequence also has scratching soundtrack playing at the same times making the viewer feel uncomfortable and also the visuals are all fidgeting and not staying in one place giving the viewers an indication of the character/protaginist. The typography has a child or messy handwriting letting us realise the film is very personal to the protagonist and foreshadowing his behaviour throughout.