1. Se7en – Detailed Analysis
All of the actions within the sequence (book pages turning, making tea,
drawings), are in a dull colour tonality. This is a plot giveaway to the audience;
that the film is dark, and makes it seem more chilling, as the images used are
quite provoking, especially as he crosses out the eyes on the photograph of a
little boy. The actions within the sequence become increasingly sinister
looking, as only a pair of dirty hands is shown performing them. These hands
imply to the audience that they belong to an odd, and most likely central
character to the film; so the audience already feels like they understand this
character, without being shown his face, or knowing his name. The actions are
not shown in chronological order, and often 'double vision', and flicker across
each other; however, the actions seem to focus around making something.
As well as having a dull tonality, there are flashing lights at odd, erratic
moments, often coinciding with the screen titles changing. This is an indication
that the film is jumpy, and is likely to spook them. The screen titles are also
written in the style of a young child's handwriting, which from our other
research, we have found that many ghost films include a young child, as they
seem to make films seem much creepier. This is probably because most people
associate children with innocence and naivety, and reversing that stereotype
can evoke some powerful emotions. The imagery can also confuse people, as
the words crossed out in the book, are sexually related (intercourse), to be
swiftly replaced with the image of a child's face being crossed out on screen.

2. The music follows the action on screen, as it starts off quite slow, then when
the hands seem to be creating a plan or an interest in pain, the music picks up
pace. It uses slow held on notes, and an uncommon drumbeat, to produce a
catchy and listenable, but mismatched soundtrack. On further research, I
found that the song used (Nine Inch Nails- Closer to God) which is a remix, is
ironically, 7 minutes long.