Task 2.1: SE7EN Intro Analysis

Pre-Title Sequence

Camera Angles: The camera focuses its movement on Morgan Freeman, this implies that he is going to be the main and most important character in the story. Low and high angle shots focus on his neatness throughout his apartment. There is also an over the shoulder shot that depicts him picking off a single hair off his coat, this shows his organization and professional level of work.

Editing: Slow motion is used in the scene to focus on the inability of the main character to perform certain actions due to age.

Sound: Ambient sounds cover the scene to show it's a very busy city. This may be to show that crime is an underground norm in the place they live.

Mise en Scene: The main character is dressed as a formal detective while the other detective is dressed slightly more casual. This is to show who takes their job more seriously while the other one may be slightly more laid back. The age difference between the two is very noticeable. This implies that the younger detective is learning from the "wiser" one's experiences.

Opening Sequence

Camera Angles: A sequence of extreme close-ups interrupted by editing are displayed. They focus on extreme details of what's going on foreshadowing future events. The camera never reveals the person in the opening sequence to leave a mysterious figure behind the actions the man is doing.

Editing: Constant jumps in scene follow the whole "mysterious" theme. The intro credits are also included within these clips with a lot of flashes in the names.

Sound: Music aligns well with the mysterious murderer theme. Has constant jumps that follow the jumps in the scenes. Follows a pattern that intensifies as a key detail in the scene is focused upon.

Mise en Scene: Person in the opening sequence's face is never shown to portray a mysterious figure. This also implies he is attempting to maintain his identity a secret. He is shown doing several acts that a murderer would commit such as erasing his fingerprints and crossing off people's faces from pictures.