Red-band trailers had such a bad reputation in some studio circles that as recently as 2007, Warner Brothers wouldn't even do them, saying it cost too much to make trailers for such a niche audience.
Under William Fox, who founded the Fox Film Corporation in 1915, and Darryl F. Zanuck, who became head of production when the independent company 20th Century merged with Fox in 1935, the enterprise had a well-deserved reputation as the studio most sympathetic to strong directors and the least likely to impose a front-office vision.
However, the dent in Sony and Evolution Studios' reputation will take a lot longer to buff out.
When she pushed back by not showing up for work, among other tactics, Zanuck vowed to ban her from movies and smeared her reputation in the studio-friendly press.
He also claimed the unique elements in the games "helped establish the reputation of Ensemble Studios as masters of the real-time strategy genre".
And after cost over-runs and a tyrannical reputation made Japanese studios shy away from him, Kurosawa spent years trying to finance this samurai epic.
Unlike Parker, Griffith, whose legacy would be tainted by his indelible scenes of racism, did not have to contend with studio reputations, endless news cycles and social media that can turn a potential landmark film into a cautionary tale before its release.
Although the decision on what firm to hire came at a bleak moment for some American animation companies (the film could have been produced in Los Angeles by a studio whose reputation was beyond reproach), I suspect Halas and Batchelor's reputation, personal friendships and budgetary restraints were important factors in the decision to award them the contract.
In an attempt to refurbish the studio's reputation, its name was changed to Columbia Pictures in 1924.
The Brasserie gave the studio a reputation for treating modernist landmarks with a mixture of respectfulness and theatrical flair.
The studio's reputation for caution was underscored last year when it did not get a single Academy Award nomination.
