Se7en Opening Credits Analysis and Ideas.

These are the opening credits to Se7en, this clip is inspiration to our thriller opening.

Throughout the opening there are close ups and extreme close ups of cutting, writing, sewing, reading and the developing of photos. All of these things indicate planning, suggest someone is plotting something. Some of the images that are shown are disturbing which suggest insanity or obsession. At the start the clip the murderer "John Doe" scrapes off the end of his fingers to be rid of his fingerprints, this also suggests to the audience that this is someone who is up to no good and obsessed. The music used is by Nine Inch Nails and called "Closer". The use of mechanical sounds and other instruments creates a disturbing and gritty effect. The music is enthralling and exhilarating which keeps the viewer interested. Each of the shots cut quickly between each one, this adds a pace to it and makes it more enthralling. The use of cross dissolve also adds a mysterious but smoother cut. The opening also has sections of transparency between each shot which add an interesting link.At the end of the song it makes a link to God, this creates a link between the idea of the killings( The seven deadly sins) and the song.
We based part of our thriller on this because we liked this, it fitted well with idea. The father plotting and planning against Caesar, this then creates an idea then the father is obsessive, disturbed and maybe even insane. We thought this would be a good section to get across the father's views and personality in short clips.