Opening sequence -

After analyzing the opening sequence of Silence of the Lambs, we took it upon ourselves to look at another specific opening sequence. The sequence we chose to analyze further was the opening of "Se7en" which is of thriller genre; also containing horror and neo-noir elements. The sequence consisted of 70 close ups of disturbing pictures such as murder victims and murder weapons, this delivered an eerie atmosphere which also set the tone and delivered a horrific experience.











We benefited greatly from looking at this opening sequence as we wanted to base our main task on the style of Se7en. We was firstly shown a close up of a book while the pages were flicking, that was followed by a blank black background that delivered certain credits such as the names of people involved. A medium birds eye view close up of a disturbing image was then shown with created a disturbing atmosphere so early on in the sequence. Non diegetic background noise is played over the shots to create a further eerie atmosphere for the audience. Certain effects were used in this sequence which we hoped to use in our main task, these effects included quickly cutting from one shot to another and a sort of blurry effect.