OPENING TO SEVEN
The opening sequence to seven reveals a lot about the characters and the storyline to come. It suggests that there is a contrast in how the two detectives work. One is a man who values his job and his money, presents himself well etc. Whereas the other is a man who, although is passionate about his job, presents himself quite differently. The titles give the audience a glimpse of whats to come throughout the whole film drawing in the viewer to keep watching. Here is what I noted down after watching the opening 5 minutes several times.
Mise en scene He is very well presented, wearing a suit, values his job. Tidy apartment. Contrasting from the scene straight after in the other man’s flat, very untidy and messy, dead body on the floor. The location where the two characters are talking outside looks fairly, rough and not well kept, which shows the man uses his money wisely to make sure he is well kept and tidy. He as a person contrasts from his area. Metronome symbolises his life ticking away. Morgan sleeps the right hand side of the bed maybe showing he wants someone next to him or he’s lost someone and is used to the routine of sleeping on a ‘side of the bed’.
Camera Angles. During the street scene brad walks into people showing he’s not familiar with it, but Morgan knows where he’s going-tracking shot. Extreme close up shots, title sequence, emphasises what it’s about. In the sequence certain words came up.
Sound It begins silent but cars driving past, emphasises silent. Morgan doesn’t care about the noise; he’s used to the amount of crime etc. Sets the location/genre. Finished on Morgan and lightning strikes, when he falls to sleep, signifying that something worse is going to happen.
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