In this blog I will be analysing the opening scene of the film Seven. Seven was published in 1995, the genre of Seven is Thriller. A thriller is a sort of film that will keep an audience cliff hanging on the edge of their seats. A thriller is a novel, play or film with an exciting plot, typically involving crime.
Genre
The genre of the film is Thriller. Thriller is a sort of film that will keep an audience cliff hanging on the edge of their seats. A thriller is a novel, play or film with an exciting plot, typically involving crime. In the film there is a enigma code as the film starts with a investigation of someones death.
Camera
The use of camera is very important in a thriller film. In the opening scene, there was a range of different camera shots for example there was panning around characters, mid-shots to show from waist to head for clothing and body type. Also there was extreme close ups to show emotions. There is a low angle shot to show the 2 main characters in the film. The reason why low angle show might be chosen to show the two main characters is because the camera is looking up to the two main characters so it suggests they have power, it is a low angle two shot to show both characters. There is a over the shoulder shot to show what the character is doing through the mirror.
Sound
In the crime scene you can hear police announcements this adds a effect to the scene because its a murder scene and you can see there is police in the scene over the dead body. More like detectives then police as you can hear one of the characters talking about a argument so its almost like its a big investigation. Also you can hear cars from the street going past and when one of the characters are walking you can hear each and every foot step that is taken. Furthermore when the characters walk outdoors it is raining you can hear the cars going past and the rain dripping down. Also when the character is at home you can hear police sirens at the background.
Mise-en-scene :
The mise-en-scene in the opening scene shows that the main actor of the film is very tidy as we can see that he has everything tidy and all his stuff in order for his work. The character has his bed really neatly done also there is a piece of dirt on the jacket his going to wear he gets the dirt and chucks it to the floor. At the crime scene we see that there is a dead body lying on the floor also there is a lot of blood on the floor too. We see that there is people standing over the dead body. Also whilst the character is at his kitchen we can see that the blinds are shut this suggests that the character is blocking himself from the rest of the world. Also the whole house is dark this suggests that none of the blinds in the house is open.
Furthermore the character has all his equipment layed out for when his going to go out. We see that there is badge which suggests that his going to work, there is a knife this suggests that the character is protecting him self from something or someone. Also in another scene there is a dead body on the floor with people surrounding the dead body and talking about it. Also we can see a lot of blood on the floor this suggests that it wasn't a normal death there was violence involved.
On the other hand there is a scene with a middle shot to show a detective. The reason why there is a middle shot to show waist up from the detective to show the gun on his waist also the blood at the back on the window.
Editing
There is a lot of cross cutting from one of the characters to another character. All the clips is not in chronological order it gives the idea of time in the film. Some of the transitions are fades, some are cross fade and some fade to black. The effects of the fades are the links in the sequences of the films. The fade to black reflects to sincerity and darkness in the overall film. Some of the fades are slow motion when it is slow motion the music was slow. As the sequence builds up and gets faster towards the end it creates tension.
Typography
The style and appearance of printed matter. In the opening credits of Se7en the font is really spooky. When you watch the opening credits the font makes you think that the film is going to be a horror movie however it is an thriller. The font resembles with handwriting.
Conclusion
In conclusion the opening of this thriller film engages the audience well. It engages us because it leaves us with unanswered questions.
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