Choosing a genre for title sequence (18)

In this blog post I will create a shortlist of the film genres and interested in with some examples and then I'll explain why they interest me.

The 3 genres I'm interested in:

1. Thriller
2. Crime
3. Mystery

Some examples of films that I've enjoyed extremely are American psycho, Scarface, Fight Club and The Wolf of Wall Street.

I would like to produce a title sequence generally falling other these genres however, more specifically under the genre of psychological thriller. This is because I believe this genre of film to be incredibly fascinating and I've found the title sequences to be very well produced with the use of editing, sound and camera shots such as extreme close ups. All of this adds up to resemble and somewhat represent the psychotic state of mind of the main character, which is something I would like to do with my title sequence.

With psychological thrillers, the successful title sequences manage to portray the mental state of the character as obsessive, impulsive and no control over themselves by techniques such as a focus on details, which the average person wouldn't necessarily notice or care for, suspenseful music and quick, snappy shots of random details. For example, in the title sequence of Fight Club the audience get a sense of the genre of the film as it starts of in the centre of the brain, where all these electrical impulses are happening, suggesting the theme of psychology. We also get a very powerful extreme close up shot of the main character's face which forced a focus on the small cuts and bruises of the beaten face.
Also, in the title sequence of Se7en, we get various extreme-close ups of random details such as cuttings of papers and dollars, notebook writing and hands working with needles. This, makes the title sequences successful as they make the audience question the motive and mental state of the character, this by itself suggests the tone of the film and intrigues the audience.
For these reasons I would like to create a psychological thriller sequence and explore the ways to create a hectic mind for a character in a clever way, which will allow his/her mental state to shine through, giving an insight of the plot to the audience.

As psychological thrillers are my favourite type of films, I will strive to produce a high quality title sequence using all the techniques mentioned above and the ideas my group and I come up with.