Se7en

Se7en

• The opening credits of Se7en are very inviting. It gives the names of the main characters which include Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman. There names are interrupted by a close up Brad Pitt's fingers cutting skin off them using a scalpel, which for the viewers is very disturbing and gives a good insight of what we are to expect for the rest of the film.
• They very cleverly use effects by giving flashing and jittery images in very scruffy writing to agitate the viewers. 
• As we follow on through the opening credits we can begin to see a picture that he is trying to make a journal. We don't get a full image of who is making this journal although we can tell it's a male by his fingers as he has workman like hands with dirt in the nails. The majority of shots used are close ups making the journal an enigma and very mysterious.
• There are some very gruesome images that look like they could be images of people this man has already killed. He also looks to be crossing out names like these are his next targets. 
• The music used is very heavy bass with some jittery sounds almost like running your finger down a violin string. There are also sounds of interference within the heavy music. In the middle of the opening credits the music seems to slow down, but then slowly builds back up to reach a climax as it runs through all the production team. 
• The end of the opening credits is finished by a series of flashing images which you have to be very fast to catch what they say. These are synchronized by the music which speed picks up and ends with some singing.  

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