Se7en Analysis

Camera Shots

Most of the camera shots in this opening sequence uses variable close ups, to illustrate a viewpoint of what this psychotic person is doing. It is shown in fine detail; to give the audience a point of view on what this observable serial killer is doing using a range of high angle shots to conclude this. Moreover the opening scene also uses close ups of objects such as: books, needles, and pictures of people close to death.

Sounds

The sounds that you hear throughout the opening scene are non diagetic; the instrumental of the music is so technical it’s sturdy to know what kind of instruments are been played.  The instrumental is rapidly done which adds suspense and tension to the audience, the scream in this music brings a sense of death and torture. However the non diagetic sounds given of in this opening scene suits the convention, it gives the audience a graphical idea of what the film is going to be about. 

Editing 

The editing used in this opening scene are rapid cuts, they go from one shot to another rapidly, and this builds the pace of the film adding suspense to the audience.  Moreover the cuts of the pictures shown in the opening scene suggest that the thoughts of this ambiguous person are disorientated and grotesque. The Text of the credit used in this opening sequence suggest that it is the hand writing of psycho, all these effects gives the audience the generic convention of this movie.

Mise-en-Scene  

There are variable amount of non artificial lighting because the setting was dark and gloomy with obscured images of people near death. This gives the sense of seclusion and the thought that this person is up to no good. There is a contrast of colours between black and white, because the setting is dark and gloomy then a lamp appears  which brings a sudden contrast. This could imply that this psychotic  person as two sides, although  we see his bad side in this opening sequence it gives it away that he may have an emotional soft side.