Se7en Opening Analysis

Film Title: Se7en Director: Kyle Cooper
	Technique	Effect (Analysis)
Camera – distance, angle, movement…	Throughout the opening of the sequence it shows frequent close and extreme close ups of an anonymous character compiling a book	Its quite ambiguous by only showing the characters hand however it is quite scary when you look at what he is putting in the book
Editing – speed, style…	Very quick Filters	The quick change of shot is something that I find particularly interesting, it only keeps certain shots for a matter of seconds however the shots are so graphic or shocking they stick in your mind and that’s all they require Quite often there is a red filter over the top of the image. This could connote blood and be a hint of things to feature in the film later
Sound – effects, musical score…	Loud Distorted sound All non-diegetic	All the audio featured in the clip is non-diegetic and sounds like machinery; this is heavy and powerful and connotes danger. The distorted sound could also be a link to the characters distorted mind Also the sound is loud and immediately hits you, this helps create an edgy and tense mood
Mise-en-scene – props, costume, setting, lighting, colour…	Mixture of dark and light Props very graphic and disturbing	The darkness connotes danger and death The light is symbolic of peace and happiness however I believe it is there to make it clearer to see, of it was all black it would be hard to see however it would set the scene, this is why I think they use some bright lighting
Titles – font, colour, placement, over black / over clip…	The font used looks like a pencil scribble Over film	The font makes it looked like the character making the book could of made it, this makes it look quite scary. By putting it over film they also make it so that the viewer can focus on both the clip as well suggesting that both are of equal importance