The opening scene first shows what looks like pieces of a puzzle joined together, foreshadowing to the audience further into the film. The use of dark colours represents the dark and dangerous theme of the film, connotating danger and evil. The camera shot then changes to a close up of the man’s face showing his emotion and expression. A non-diagetic sound soundtrack is played in the background, the music is slow and tensed building the suspicion of the movie.

Close ups then continue to be used in the next scene showing a woman

in one and a man in the other. Having these close ups of each character

suggests to the audience they are all linked in some way throughout the

film. The use of dark colours are continued in the shots keeping the

suspicion built. The tempo between each shot is slow paced suggesting a

lot of mystery and danger within the film. This will keep the audience

engaged with the use of genre conventions making them question parts

of the film and fear what happens next.

A close up shot of a butterfly is then shown in the next scene, showing relation with the movie. The camera then slowly zooms into the butterfly image showing the focus and importance the butterfly is to the movie. This enhances the symbol and deeper meaning of the shot and makes the audience question why it’s such an important part of the film.

A high angle shot is then used on this character

showing immediate relations to violence and

blood. The use of blood connotates to the

audience the film is based on death and violence,

The use of a high angle shot shows the characters

vulnerability.

Firstly the main company(miramax) who produced

the movie are shown with their logo. The next shot

shows the associated company (paramount

vantage) is shown for their involvement as well. This

is an opening sequence convention as it

introduces the companies involved with the

making of the movie and advertises their logos.

The movie begins with the title of the movie, the

font is white and bold in caps-keeping it simple for

the audience. Having the title before any actual

camera shots is very common for thriller films and is

commonly used in them.

The first camera shot shows a long shot showing a landscape view of the Mojave Desert in California. The shot shows very dark colours, suggesting a dark and evil storyline to the movie. It’s shown to be quite morbid and dull for the very first setting of the movie, looking mysterious. The male narrator is heard speaking over the scene as well. The scene continues with more landscape views of the desert each on screen for around 6-7 seconds, very slow paced. The dark colours shows the use of genre conventions as many thriller use dark and gloomy colours within the movie to suggest danger and fear.

As the extract goes on the shots become lighter in contrast to the narrating. This long shot shows two character of which we presume, the sheriff is the narrator and the antagonist is the man being arrested. This shot shows the first relationship between the two men and an insight of their characters personalities throughout the film.

One of the final shots of the sequence shows a mid shot of the sherifff getting into his car and the antagonist in the background. The character in the back of the car has a shadowed outline connotating to the audience his dark and dangerous personality, foreshadowing hints within the movie.

One of the final shots of the sequence shows a mid shot of the sherifff getting into his car and the antagonist in the background. The character in the back of the car has a shadowed outline connotating to the audience his dark and dangerous personality, foreshadowing hints within the movie.

The thriller movie Se7en’s opening sequence is based around the

introduction of the antagonist. The movie begins with a close up mid

shot of a book which cuts between the antagonists points of views and

objects. A non-diagetic eery sound is continuously played over the shots

building fear and suspense towards the danger of the antagonist. The

use of cutting between shots is a opening sequence convention as it

introduces various points of views and sets the genre and scene for the

movie. As the extract goes on more and more props are used to

foreshadow the antagonists ideas and plans, showing how prepared

and equipped they are.

Editing is then used to quickly cut between various types of dangerous

and unusual equipment the antagonists is shown ‘playing’ with. This makes

the audience question the antagonists mental capability and builds

suspicion as to why there are random strange objects being used.

The shot showing the antagonist’s hands show the rough and physical side

to the character. Their also shown holding a sharp item with an extreme

close up of their fingers with the use of low lighting. These are all genre

conventions of thriller films to build tension in the early parts of the film and

make the audience question what happens next.

The next couple of shots show close ups of more of the antagonists well prepared plans and writings. The shots show only the use of dark colours keeping the extract scary and tensed. Blurred out words and smudged show the protagonist to be mentally unstable and scarily dedicated to their work.

With the movie being crime thriller, genre conventions are used to show the antagonist is well prepared and therefore unlikely to be beaten. The antagonist is being shown as superior to other people who could be introduced later on and especially the protagonist.

The extract begins with a opening sequence convention of introducing

the companies involved with the making of the movie, here the Warner

Bros. Pictures logo is shown. Any other companies involved are then shown

afterwards.

The film begins with the opening title of the movie in a

simple and cold font. This is a opening sequence

convention as the title is always introduced in the

opening of a film. Typical thriller genre conventions are

also shown in this shot with the use of a dark black

background showing the dark and mysterious theme of

the movie.

We are then shown a long shot of a train moving towards

the camera. Smoke is shown in the shot connotating to the audience the dark and gloomy setting, creating mystery.

The scene is shown with very low key lighting and the only

light coming from the train, this shows thriller conventions to

the audience and foreshadowing the rest of the film. The

diagetic sound of the train is used in the scene to make it seem realistic.

The next scene shows a tracking shot with a close up of

a man. We as the audience can presume he is an

antagonist within the film as he appears mysterious and

sly. The sound changes to non- diagetic soundtrack

which is slow paced, creating mystery for the audience.

The end of the opening extract shows the antagonist

escaping the frame and the status becoming the main

focus of the shot. The statue appears to show a man

holding a wounded person, possibly foreshadowing

events in the movie. Low key lighting is still used within

the shots, a typical thriller genre convention to build

tension and reflect the dark themes.