Se7en Notes

Se7en Notes

The film opening that I have looked at is Se7en. The four sections that I analyzed were editing, camerawork, sound and font.

Editing

In the opening to the film Se7en there is lots of editing. In the extract there is a fade to black, this is effective for the audience as it creates tension and connotes danger as it gets darker.  Another editing feature that is added in is blurred images. These images connote confusion and make the audience begin to question what the film is going to be about. The editing in this opening is fast paced and includes very quick cuts, this is also known as ‘subliminal’. These cuts suggest that a lot of things are going to happen in the film.

Image

The images used in the Se7en opening are very effective. The first image that Is effective is the close up of some work. This is effective as we can also see a character editing this work and adding images of people with their eyes crossed out. This suggests that the character maybe a disturbing type of character and we also get the idea that the storyline is going to be disturbing. There is another close up used in the opening scene and this is of destructive weapons such as needles and a razorblade. This is effective for the audience as it connotes that a character in this film maybe disturbing and may be harming other people in the film.

Sound

The main sound that is used in the Se7en opening is the music track in the background. It is a deep, low beat that starts of slow but gradually builds up. This sound connotes a heartbeat suggesting that it is getting faster and faster as the disturbing images begins to appear. There is also a high pitched screeching towards the end, this suggests somebody screaming which gives us the idea that someone is scared and perhaps being harmed.

Font

The font that we see in this opening sequence is all white writing on black background this connotes fear as it is a dark background. The way that all of the names appear on the screen isn’t a set layout and is random, this connotes that the film is going to be unpredictable. The names also appearing everyone on the screen suggests to the audience that the film is going to be scary.