Analysis of Se7en openning sequence

Se7en Opening sequence.

The opening sequence uses a lot of transitions and close up shots. The close up shots reduce the viewers sense of what is happening or rather who and where something is happening. The audio that goes with the sequence heightens the effect as the scratchy sounds as well as the flashing transitions which confuse the viewer. We believe this makes the sequence highly effective and it doesn't give too much away about the story.

The grainy film and frightening images linger in the mind, and make the viewer definitely want more. The title of the film is slightly mysterious, and the use of the number inside the lettering is interesting, yet we thought it was slightly cliché nowadays.

The thriller conventions used in Se7en are: Darkness, blood, miss-information, mystery, strange music, Strobes, scratchy sounds, distortion of text, quick camera changes and needles.