The task was to deconstruct the opening credits of the film 'Se7en' so that we may find inspiration and conventions that conform or subvert, giving us ideas for our opening scene.
Mise-en-scene: there are short close-ups of the killer's hands as he is shaving the skin off of his fingers with a blade to get rid of the fingerprints. There are also pictures and books with a lot of writing in like a journal. The pictures are of people or victims with different ways of killing them, for example with weapons through their head or their eyes blacked out with a pen. These props set the film up to be very sinister to the audience within the first few minutes.
Editing: the shots are overlapping so it looks quick and flickery, and slightly blurry. It seems to give the feeling that a lot of things are happening at once and makes it more fast-paced and busier - suggesting multiple things may be happening in the plotline.
Sound: there is only a non-diegetic soundtrack used. It sounds almost robotic and machinery like, and there's a static kind of sound like a radio signal emitted.Typography: there's very thin writing used which makes the film seem like it will be quite creepy and chilling, conforming to the genre. The colour is white which is usually a symbol of purity and may link to the religious references in the film.
This film's opening credit sequence is very effective because the twitchiness and flickering of the writing and video clips set a fast and suspenseful pace that can convey the damage of the mind of the killer, and show his psychological problems. This would be good for any film because it immediately foresees the mental state of the villain so we are straight away captivated and are expecting them to have an interesting backstory or upbringing that made them this way.
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