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Title Sequence Designer: Kyle CooperDirected by David
Fincher
Se7en Group Analysis
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Camera
The use of a Close Up Shot
suggests the proximity of thekiller.
The Close Ups creates a contrastwith the anonymity creating
anenigma as the atmosphere of
mystery enables the viewer topursue the film.
The Extreme Close Ups highlight
the planned work and theintricate detail. The evidence
ofmethodical strategy constructs a
representation of the killerallowing the viewers to
becomealigned with the killer and theprocesses used, creating not
only
suspense but disconcertion.
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Editing
The fade from black to white
indicates a merge of reality between
the physical and literary world.
The Jump Cuts quicken the pace and
heighten the tension and curiosity of
the audience as the images are
appearing too quickly to identifyclearly what is taking place on
screen.
The Justified Cut of the scraping of
the fingertips to the fingertips with
badges highlight the killers methodical
process and accentuate the need forno traces to be left, serving
as an
answer as to why later on in the film
there are no fingerprints on the crime
scenes.
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Typography
The font used in this openingsequence is Cursive- a
computerised hand written font.
The writing looks handwritten yet
it is disjointed and irregular. The
effect of the scratched and
imperfect writing accompanied by
the black background could be
interpreted as a reflection of the
killers disturbed mental state.
The leading isnt uniform which
conveys the scattered pattern of
the killers psychopathic thought
process and mental instability of
his mind.
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Mise-en-scene
The everyday tools gives of anunsettling atmosphere becausewe
are focusing on the sharpedges and we can see thatalthough they are
typical objects,they could be dangerous whenused in certain
ways.
The flickers of rough writing andbible passages make it clear
thatthe man in the sequence isslightly unhinged. The use of
thebible passages makes it moreobvious that this man is using
thebible in some way, due to the waywe see the set ups in
thatbackground it is clear that theBible is not being used
well.
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Mise-en-scene
It isnt only the simple objectsthat are unsettling, there
areimages of people who are clearlydead and these images are inwhat
seems to be a scrapbook,this adds to the unease of the
whole scene.
Another piece of the mise-en-scene that added to theatmosphere
of fear in thesequence is the bandages on themans fingers. These
bandages
connote the blood that makes theplasters necessary, the thought
ofblood is slightly unsettling eventhough we cannot see it.
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Sound
The screams are non diegeticsounds which create a feeling of
discomfort. It makes it
discordant.
The monochromatic visuals are
contrapuntal to the music, whichhas a low beat which builds
tension and the feeling of
mystery.
The tempo increases as well as
the pitch. This is reflective of thekiller and shows us that the
killer
is becoming erratic.
