Section 2 - Se7en

Narrative Structure

• We relate crime scene to him, naturally. because before this shot we saw him getting ready
• Contently raining, dull image, suspense of the film
• Establishing shot of the city - sirens

Thriller Codes and Conventions

• May relate heroic romance to him because he's an ordinary guy
• Sound (transform city)
• We know Somerset is single - single bed
• We know it's a thriller by the opening sequence because of the music used and the way the font is written.
• First bit of the film shows mills with his wife - proves he's a normal guy.

Camera work

• When looking at the main character in his flat makes us feel like we are looking into his life. This is becuase we can see framing of the room.
• Over the shoulder into the mirror camera moves up to see his face. We can tell by the fact that he is wearing a tie that he's going some where important.
• Framed the man is dead, not important who he is, more about whats happend.(camera tilt).
• Looking up to dectectives - shows importance.
• Opening scene - shows the murderer getting ready for his murders, we see close up shots so we don't understand what it is. Never see his face.
• (when filming think about framing the shot).

Mise en Scene

• Lighting of the flat is dull and plain - white... assume he's a normal guy.
• Everything in his flat is organised and layed out well. (relates to other things throughout the film - forshadowing)
• most of the lighting is dull and dark, suspense.
• As the person isn't important, they walk away from the screen and the more important character walks towards the camera.
• We only know Mills and Summersets names.
• Smart yet simple clothing.
• We know its in a city- busy and people pushing to get past.
• When summerset is in his room, door takes up a third of the shot.

Sound

• Diagetic sound of the cars and sirons outside.
• Constantly hearing the city.
• Sirons - Diagetic.
• Rain being a reacurring of the city.
• Tick-tock of an instroment which blocks out the city life and uses to calm down. Later on he smashes it showing he's no longer calm.
• Song to opening track it says "closer to god" which relates to the religion and also to death.

Editing

• Cut to black = signifys the end of a sequence.
• Font looks scrapped makes the scene uneasy.
• Things over layed.
• Images Desolving.
• MONDAY, and the other days of the week come up in the same font as the opening sequence - the diary of the week represents sections.

Graphics

• The opening scene is for shadowing of the murders. For example we see him cutting off the skin on his fingers which we see later on in the film.
• Desolve two images together.
• Images followed by black to split things up.
• Low key lighting.
• Scratching on surface to show it's old fashioned.
• Beat going quicker to build suspense.
• Red symbolises blood and danger.

To see the Se7en opening scene; Click here.