3. Seven is a 1995 thriller movie. It also has horror and
neo-noir elements.
The opening sequence of seven meets the conventions
of the genre thriller, because mostly in a thriller movie it
will focus on a crime. In this scene
in the opening
sequence, he
is cutting of
his
fingerprints.
This suggests
that a crime is
involved and
he is taking of
any evidence
which will lead
to him.
4. This is the opening sequence of “Seven”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEZK7mJoPLY
5. The font was very
inconsistent and
jumpy. This may
suggest the physco
view of the serial
killer in the movie.
The font is like a child‟s
handwriting which gives
us the sense of
vulnerability. Also they
use a dark coloured
background and a white
font to make the font
stand out.
6. There are a lot of close up
shots. These keep the
audience not knowing who
the character is and leaving
the character anonymous. In
this particular scene we see
him taking off any traces his
fingerprints.
7. Point of view shots. This
gives us a full view of what
the character is up to. This
shot does not give is the
opportunity to see the
facial expression on the
characters face. It gives us
an idea that we are
experiencing this
ourselves. But by the way
he is crossing things out
will give us an idea that the
character is angry or
mental.
8. Over the shoulder
angle. You have a very
good view of what the
character is getting up
to and the things that
they do.
High angle. This shows all
the detail of the scene.
9. The camera mostly focuses on the hand and fingertips of
the character. Mostly the important things in the movie,
which represent the character at their most.
In this scene the
camera movement
is going from left to
right to show the
row of books.
10. The sound is non-diegetic. The music is very dark and
mysterious. By only putting in music and no voices this
limits the information that we get.
The sound track is the remix of „Closer to God‟, By this
choice of song it is ironic because since there is a
murderer involved that makes you further away from
God.
11. The red in this
scene signifies
danger. Also by
blurring out the
picture we cannot
see It clearly and
would make the
audience try to work
out what the picture
is.
The special effect in
this scene is the
overlapping of two
scenes and also the
overlapping of the two
colours. One is the
normal colour and the
other is the red.
12. In the opening sequence of seven there is a lot of jump
cuts. This shows discontinuity.
The scene jumped from this one… To this one.
13. In this particular
overlapping scene,
we see the text of
what the character
is looking at. There
are words which are
„transsexual‟ and
„homosexual‟.
Which may give us
an idea of what he
is up to.
14. The denotation is that we
see pictures of people.
Connotation is that we know
that he is planning a murder
or some sort of physco
move on them.
15.
16. The genre of „the ring‟ is horror.
It meets the conventions in the opening sequence
because it builds up tension and the feeling of not
knowing what is going to happen next. Such as in the
scene where she was going to open the door and we do
not know what is on the other side.
17. The font in the ring can relate to the film “se7en” as it is
also child-like which gives the sense of vulnerability.
Also every time
the font fades out The background
there would be a is black and the
shape of a ring writing is shining
left. Which white. This
represents the makes the
movie. writing stand out
more.
18. Extreme close up shot of her face
shows her exact facial expression.
This is effective because we cannot
see her body language but we can
see her face and just how scared
she is.
We then can see her hand and can
clarify that she is trembling and
scared. This is another extreme close
up shot of the door knob. This builds
up the anxiety of the audience and
the not knowing what is on the other
side feeling.
19. In this wide shot we can see the
room in every aspect of it. The
room looks like it belongs to a
teenager and it meets the
conventions of the girl opening
the door. So we know that this
room belongs to her.
20. The low angle here only shows the
bottom half of her body. This does not
show her face and only her body
language and how she is hesitant
while walking. This is ironic as it is a
low angle shot because usually it
means that the person is powerful or
dominant. Whereas later on we realise
that she is the victim.
The birds-eye view shows us
everything that the little boy is drawing.
This can also refer back to the font and
that it is child-like and here we see him
drawing. We can also see just how
unusual the drawing is, as there is a
house floating and someone falling out
of it. This is not usually what we see
little children drawing. Also on the side
there is a lot of rings which may
represent “the ring”.
21. The camera mostly stays still and does not move a lot. As she is walking towards the door the
camera stays still as she walks.
There is a zoom in the beginning of the opening sequence.
The camera zooms out Then zooms into
of the television… her face.
22. The music at the beginning is like a nursery rhyme. This
can also relate to the child like handwriting. The nursery
rhyme has a twist to it as Its sound is deepened and it
sounds more mysterious. It is like bedtime music. In the
background you can hear a swing. You can also hear a
television sound messing up. The music is then changed
into kind of CSI music, and is completely different to the
nursery rhymes.
23. At the beginning you can hear the television:
24. As the camera
zooms in the girls
face turns into what
the girl in the ring is.
Also the colour effect
here is blue. This
represents coldness and
death.
25. There is a lot of fast
forwarding in the
scene of the blood in
the cup. Also it rewinds
too, but very fast. The
fast pace confuses the
audience and makes
you pay attention more
to what you are seeing.
Also the chair which is
spinning on the top is
fast forwarded. And
the random images of
the blood in the cup
and the chair creates
enigma.
26. The camera is really
shaky which gives the
sense that the camera
is hand held and a
documentary feel to it.
Here we can see the
same image but its like
three different scenes
into one scene.
27. The close up of her
face shows the
paleness and the
frightened look on
her.
The light or the circle next to
her, represents the ring and
can therefore give us an
idea of what we are
expected to see on the other
side of the door.
28. Denotation is that the child is drawing. Connotation is that we
know he is drawing something unusual and has watched the
ring on the television.
