The document discusses different elements of mise-en-scene, camera work, sound, and editing in the film Se7en that provide insight into the characters and story. It gives examples of how a metronome in Morgan Freeman's bedroom suggests loneliness and experience, and how blood splatters foreshadow violence. Camera angles are used to depict the experienced Freeman navigating the city versus the inexperienced Brad Pitt bumping into people. Distorted music during the opening credits represents the criminal's distorted mindset.

2. MISE-EN-SCENE
In Se7en, there are a fairly high amount of props, costumes and ornamental
pieces that aim to put across certain points about the story within the
film. For example, near to the beginning of the film, a shot is shown of
Morgan freeman, starting a metronome ticking. This infers that Morgan
Freeman's character is rather old fashioned, because metronomes are a
somewhat old fashioned ornament or device. It also suggests that
Freeman's character could be a sort of musician, as a metronome is a
device commonly used by musicians that marks time at a selected rate.
Furthermore, the fact that Freeman's character starts the metronome
ticking before he goes to bed, could symbolize loneliness, and that he
uses the metronome as a sense of company and that someone is there.
Another example of mise-en-scene, is near the beginning of se7en. In a
building, blood splats are shown on a blind or curtain, this infers that
some sort of death or violence has happened in the scene.

3. CAMERA ANGLES AND SHOTS
Throughout Se7en, many camera angles, shots and movements are used to put
across details about characters and also to give a brief insight into the
nature of the situations within the film. For example, at the beginning of
seven, a shot is shown of Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt walking down a
street next to each other. The two are shown in a low angle shot which may
have been used to show that they are powerful because they are detectives
and to show there authority. Brad Pitt is shown bumping into several people
as he walks down the street, whereas Morgan Freeman is shown walking in-between
them with ease. This could suggest that brad pit is inexperienced
and perhaps hasn't been to the city in which it is set beforehand. It also
emphasizes the fact that Morgan Freeman has been doing his job a long time
and shows his experience in both his profession and in the city. Another shot
used is near the beginning of Se7en. A wide angle shot is shown of Morgan
Freeman laid in bed on his own, showing his surroundings. The house looks
very neat and organized, which infers that Freeman's character is an
organized person, which could relate to his profession of being a detective.
Also, the fact that Freeman is alone in this shot in a double bed, could
represent his loneliness and that he perhaps once had a partner but he has
lost her/him.

4. SOUND
A variety of sound is used including diegetic sound and non diegetic
sound. These are used to add emphasis to certain elements of the film
and express key points in the story and also add hints to the viewer
about what may potentially happen later in the film. For example, during
the opening credits, a very distorted and unsettled song is played. This
could be a symbol of the distorted and unsettled mind of the criminal in
the film. This could also link to the killing at the beginning of the film
when the blood splats were shown. This music could show that the
person who has performed this murder, and perhaps others is
psychotic and has a distorted view and a distorted mind, causing him to
do these things. Another sound used, is the ticking of a metronome in a
scene where Morgan Freeman lays alone in bed. This sound could be a
symbol of the passing of time and potentially implies that Morgan
Freeman's character in the film is getting old and emphasizes how long
he has been in his profession

5. EDITING
Several editing techniques are used to give a brief insight into a characters
background, thoughts and perhaps briefly hint to the audience what will
happen later on in the film and also the nature of these actions. During
the opening sequence, editing is used to distort the images and cut
between scenes. This could be used to emphasize the distorted mind of
the criminal and perhaps infer that the criminal is not thinking straight.
This could also be used to give the audience an idea of the nature of the
criminal and also the lifestyle of them. Editing is also used during the
opening credits, where the font of the writing is somewhat 'spooky' and
is used to create an eerie theme and also give a brief insight into the
story and allow the viewer to acknowledge the genre and what could
potentially happen in the film