The opening sequence I have picked to analysis is the film called Se7en. Se7en is a 1995 American crime film directed by David Fincher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. A financial and critical success, the movie's story follows a retiring detective (Morgan Freeman) and his replacement (Brad Pitt), jointly investigating a series of ritualistic murders inspired by the seven deadly sins.
At the beginning of the opening sequence there is a close up of a spine of a book with a hand on top of the book which could symbolise that the person is searching though the book to look for some answer. After cutting to a blank screen with some text on it, it cuts to a picture of two hands on top of a graph paper book and then a extreme close up to a screwdriver type thing with a finger on it. Then there is is an extreme close up of a finger getting cut with a shaving blade. Next shot there is a extreme close up of a tea bag in a cup of water. After there is a couple of fingers picking up a file/book besides a box full of books/files. Then there is a close up of a book getting opened. After that we return to a close up of a spine of a book where the pages are being turned. Next shot there is a close up of a person writing things down in a book. Afterwards there is a close up of a page with words on it. Then it changed to red with a blur out image in around the middle of the screen. Next there is a close up of someone cutting some film up. After there is a close up of someone cutting a picture and taking it away. Next there is an extreme close up of someone ripping off sellotape.
Then there is a close up of someone cutting the edges off a picture and then a close up of the fingers sliding the picture on a paper. Next shot there is a close up of some fingers sealing up a picture and then a close up of some paper with writing on it with news clipping all around it. Afterwards there is a close up of a picture of a guy which is sellotaped to a book. Next there is a page turning over with a shadow of an hand behind it writing. Afterwards there is a close up of a pen and the page which has been highlighted with that pen. There is also a sort of flash of the some scissors cutting some film up. Then there is a close up of some one highlighting over someone face. Afterwards there is a close up of someone writing things down. Then a close up of the person covering up some sheet of work up in plastic film. Next there is a close up shot of a persons fingers lowering down a clip.
Then there is a shot of some paper upside down. Afterwards there is a shot of a person opening up a book that shows a picture of someone with something in the back of their head. Next shot there is a close up of the spine of the book again. Then an extreme close some holding some sort of needle. Next there is a shot of some flicking though something whilst showing us some sellotaped pictures and then we return to see the person with the needle again. Afterwards there is a sort of someone put string though makeshift holes in a paper. Afterwards there is close up pictures of books and files. Also is a picture of a young girl sellotaped to a book.
All of the shots in the opening sequence were at an high angle although some were level to show enough information on the screen without going into a lot of detail. A jump cut was used for to create discontinuity for artistic effect. This was done to make it stand out from other films. All of the opening sequence was all non-diegetic sound as we only saw a brief look at the what was in the film. There was a song used which wasspliced sample of an uncredited remix of the Nine Inch Nails song "Closer" which was used as it fitted with what was happening on the screen. There was alot of mise-en-secne is this opening sequence. There was alot of props in it such as files and picture. The lighting was quite bright on the part that they wanted us to see so we could paint a picture of what this film was all about.
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