Se7en Group Analysis

Directed by David Fincher Title Sequence Designer: Kyle Cooper

Camera
The use of a Close Up Shot suggests the proximity of the killer.
The Close Ups creates a contrast with the anonymity creating an enigma as the atmosphere of mystery enables the viewer to pursue the film. The Extreme Close Ups highlight the planned work and the intricate detail. The evidence of methodical strategy constructs a representation of the killer allowing the viewers to become aligned with the killer and the processes used, creating not only suspense but disconcertion.

Editing
The fade from black to white indicates a merge of reality between the physical and literary world. The Jump Cuts quicken the pace and heighten the tension and curiosity of the audience as the images are appearing too quickly to identify clearly what is taking place on screen. The Justified Cut of the scraping of the fingertips to the fingertips with badges highlight the killers methodical process and accentuate the need for no traces to be left, serving as an answer as to why later on in the film there are no fingerprints on the crime scenes.

Typography
The font used in this opening sequence is Cursivea computerised hand written font. The writing looks handwritten yet it is disjointed and irregular. The effect of the scratched and imperfect writing accompanied by the black background could be interpreted as a reflection of the killers disturbed mental state.

The leading isnt uniform which conveys the scattered pattern of the killers psychopathic thought process and mental instability of his mind.

Mise-en-scene
The everyday tools gives of an unsettling atmosphere because we are focusing on the sharp edges and we can see that although they are typical objects, they could be dangerous when used in certain ways. The flickers of rough writing and bible passages make it clear that the man in the sequence is slightly unhinged. The use of the bible passages makes it more obvious that this man is using the bible in some way, due to the way we see the set ups in that background it is clear that the Bible is not being used well.

Mise-en-scene
It isnt only the simple objects that are unsettling, there are images of people who are clearly dead and these images are in what seems to be a scrapbook, this adds to the unease of the whole scene. Another piece of the mise-enscene that added to the atmosphere of fear in the sequence is the bandages on the mans fingers. These bandages connote the blood that makes the plasters necessary, the thought of blood is slightly unsettling even though we cannot see it.

Sound
The screams are non diegetic sounds which create a feeling of discomfort. It makes it discordant.
The monochromatic visuals are contrapuntal to the music, which has a low beat which builds tension and the feeling of mystery. The tempo increases as well as the pitch. This is reflective of the killer and shows us that the killer is becoming erratic.