Analysing Existing Psychological Drama / Horror Title Sequences

I have made the decision to look and examine four title sequences for per-existing psychological drama films, all with their titles taken from the 'Art of the Title' website. 

'Psycho (1960)'

The title sequence of Psycho features fragmented typography and rapid movements, text appearing and disappearing in a jagged, kinetic way before we are introduced to the main title of 'Psycho'. This not only helps to set the tone of the film, cementing it with unease and tension but also creates the convention of a fragmented mind, through fragmented videography within the title sequence.

 'Se7en'

 Within the title sequence of 'Se7en' we have close up imagery of journal pages, photographs, notes, all featuring messy or distressed typography. This helps to set the genre of se7en whist acting as a lens into what we as an audience should expect within the film, but also challenges the reader's perception of the film through the quick editing and unsettling music of the title sequence.

'American Psycho'

American Psycho's title sequence opens up with a black screen, with the production company's Idents, followed up with the director's name on a white card with droplets of a red liquid, a motif used to foreshadow the violence to come in the film without hinting at anything unnatural. Furthermore the titles of the cast and crew are presented over the introductory scene within a restaurant .

 'Mindhunter'  

Mindhunter's title sequence features shots between investigative equipment, such as tape recorders, type writers, microphones, and shots of decaying bodies, a stark contrast of the statistical analysis of the agents with the disjointed reality of the serial killers they are investigating. The cast and crews names appear usually over the investigative equipment.