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The document analyzes the opening sequence of the psychological thriller film Se7en. It summarizes that the opening uses dark lighting, extreme close-ups, and jump cuts to set an unsettling tone. It introduces the killer character through disturbing images and hints at the film's themes of religion and morality. The document praises how the opening sequence uses minimal shots of characters, unrecognizable music, and unusual mise-en-scene to build mystery, tension, and intrigue for the audience.
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- 1. Opening sequence analysis Se7en Directed by David Fincher
- 2. Overview Distributer New Line Cinema The opening sequence of se7en gives the audience an insight into the film as it introduces the character of the killer (John Doe, played by Kevin Spacey) and hints at the story. Immediately the title designer Kyle Cooper and director David Fincher set the tone and atmosphere of Se7en as the disturbing and horrific film that it is through their choice of shots and titles. Due to the horror/thriller genre, it is clearly based at an audience of young adults. Se7en is a well-known psychological thriller with horror elements and after watching the opening sequence, I feel I want to direct my own similarly to this as a psychological thriller based film. I do however recognize that in order to meet the marking criteria, as well as the clos-ups I will need to experiment with a range of shots and movement.
- 3. Genre The introduction of the extreme clos-up of hands and dark lighting immediately enforces the horror genre, due to the audience not being able to identify the character. This adds mystery to the opening sequence and makes the audience want to know more about the protagonist, achieving the aims of an opening sequence. It has a very sister tone due to the mise en scene such as the crossing out of children's faces, again highlighting the psychological horror. The title of the film also highlights the horror genre as it flashes on and off screen in a very distorted way, giving the impression of a psychopath. Because of these horror elements, it Is likely to be aimed at a target audience of young adults. The editing uses jump cuts and sudden movement which shocks frames and the audience, putting them on edge, and enforcing the thriller genre.
- 4. Themes and Typography The colours chosen in the opening sequence are dark, and dim lit, creating the mood and atmosphere fit for a thriller/horror. The typography used for the names, is in a graffiti/handwritten style and when names appear they are distorted, and look abstract. This then gains a shadow momentarily, and then goes to the next camera shot. This editing creates the disturbing and uncomfortable feeling for the audience which reaches the target audience of thriller loving adults.
- 5. Institutions The institutions that were involved in Se7en are widely known companies. It was presented by new line cinema and produced by Arnold Koperson.
- 6. Shots The shots of the title sequence are a few second frames with quick cutaways, not focusing on one particular area; this makes it seem as if the audience is seeing something they shouldnt. This then creates the impression that they are witnessing some sort of preparation for what is going to take place within the film. Another main focus is the extreme close-ups onto objects. These limit what the audience is seeing, creating more tension and fitting with the thriller genre.
- 7. Shot Types The opening sequence is made up of many extreme close-ups that work together to create a montage. This is effective at intriguing the audience with providing them with little detail and by distancing them by not showing any wider shots that would give a clearer view of a character. This can be effective at creating a tense atmosphere for an audience by showing minimal full length character shots. I would like to do this in my own opening sequence, but in order to use a variety of shots I will include long shots of setting and mise en scene (not necessarily characters).
- 8. Mise En Scene The opening sequence is full of unusual creepy mise en scene, such as pictures of victims faces being rubbed out by black marker pens. This immediately puts the audience on edge and connotes the edgy sinister feel that the horror/thriller takes. The audience is shown the word God being cut out of a dollar bill. This hints towards the storyline of the film in which the character believes he is God.
- 9. Editing & Colour The editing that went into the opening sequence lasted five weeks compared to the two days it was shot over. This can be seen because of how advanced the editing is with the use of dissolving transitions and flashing frames. This gives the audience the feeling of disjointedness, creating the desired effect for a psychological thriller. The editor Richard Francis-Bruce creates a textured effect which gives the entire sequence an effective washed-out grey tone. These dull colours connote a lack of feeling which are then mixed with flashes of red which appear randomly, connoting violence. All of these elements have an effect on the audience and warn them for the films dark edgy story.
- 10. Music By Howard Shore The music chosen and used by Howard Shore is a remix of Nine Inch who are known for their association with dark and gruesome Imagery. The music is gritty and reflects the overall disturbing tone of the film. As the music increases in tempo, the random images begin to flash and come up quicker, making them difficult to follow. This then creates the feel of urgency, with some of the images being repeated often, creating a sense of unease and disorganization to the film. There are disturbing sound effects, such as nails scratching on a chalk board, which create a unnatural atmosphere and make the audience feel uncomfortable.
- 11. Characters Similarly to The Walking Dead sequence that I looked at in my previous blog post, there is minimal shots of character in the opening sequence. In doing this the audience is alienated from a character, as they are more mysterious as their face has not been shown. This is effective in the genre of horror/thriller, as it adds suspense and tension for an audience.
- 12. Credits The titles appear distorted and flash onto the screen. This creates the impression of a psychopath, relating to the horror genre. The protagonist John Doe played by Kevin Spacey, credit does not appear. This is gain to create mystery behind the villain, so the audience is only shown minimal information to keep them wondering. I believe watching and analysing this opening sequence has helped me understand what I need to include in mine because I now have a better knowledge of what credits to include to
- 13. Final Piece This title sequence is effective at creating the mood and atmosphere fit for the psychological thriller. I will focus on setting and mood in order to achieve the desired atmosphere for my audience. The distorted feel that the sequence has by flashing between frames is effective, and has inspired me to use something similar when it comes to editing my final piece. The use of building suspense by only using extreme close-ups of a characters hands and mise en scene is effective at building suspense, and I will use something similar in my own. The soundtrack used in this sequence is also effective at creating tension and adding suspense, due to the distorted high pitched notes. To achieve the thriller genre in my own sequence I will build the instruments to form a crescendo similarly to this.