Camera- Establishing shot of a close up of a open book, page are open in a sepia colour form. There is then a Bird’s Eye View of draw hands in a book of some sort. Throughout this opening there are close ups of different images presenting the audience with an understanding that this character is creating a book. As followed there is a close up an old fashioned razor and then a close of the character shaving his finger denoting the removal of his identity. The director has chosen to use cut editing or jump cut and there are a small amount of frames within a shot. Close ups of teabags in water, writing, cutting up images, cutting film strips, there is a change in the colour for one frame the image is red connoting death and blood. The images are shown quickly and therefore it is unclear of what this character is doing but we understand he is making something. The credits are in handwriting and are almost illiterate, very small handwriting. The title is understated and unclear denoting it is not important.
The director has chosen quick frame changes and a overlay of transparent images such as text, writing out names, crossing out, scribbling, collage of different images denoting that the character is making something and connoting his mental state at this period of time.
The camera close up shots, become a lot faster towards the end of the opening, denoting that the character want to get what he’s doing finished.
Editing- The editing is mainly jump cut and cut editing. It is almost layered and is fast paced throughout the opening. There are 2 or 3 frames for each image although it is fast it gives the audience just the right amount of time to see what the character is doing and imagine the picture. The editing fits with the music and the images on the screen it is very clean cut.
Mis-en-scene- The opening is set in a room with a desk however the audience do not see the location we can infer the setting. The audience at this point are not sure of the time period, as the music is contemporary but the image of the old razor confuses the audience of what time period it may be set in. The props used are scissors, newspapers, books, teabags, photos, images, building, and a old razor. All these props paint a picture in the audience heads that the character is creating a book of some sort.
Sound- There is non-diagetic urban, tech-no, music running the whole way through the opening. The music builds up towards the end the editing speed up. The Editing and the music fit together and as the music builds up pace and editing does to. There is a dominant drum ‘n’ bass beat throughout and there are non-diagetic sounds that fit with the images on screen such as feedback, creaking noises, synthesised noises, screeching noises and backward sounds. These all add layers and pace suspense in the opening.
Se7en- Opening Sequence Director David Fincher
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