Se7en

The editing is very quick and flashy. This makes the audience feel confused and leaves them with a wild delusion. Also the quick flashes define death. The close shot of someone writing a journal/diary gives the audience a sense of what the story may be about. It may be about somebody’s life or experiences.

The use of cinematography shows that there is extreme close ups of the journal/diary, however it is an unclear view. This may be to add a mysterious atmosphere to this film, as a thriller, there is a lot of aspects which is unclear and doesn’t show a precise meaning. Also the shortcuts change quite fast so the audience can see the significant parts to the film, however still not giving it away completely.

The camera angle shot is high angle shot, showing detailed information from above which seems to show control, reverse angle shot gives us the impression of an opposite perspective or low angle shots so that the viewer looks at the detailed objects from below. The camera information mainly focuses on the hands, fingers, finger tips, pictures etc. Also there is a good use of shadows showing tension, and uplift.

The colours in the opening sequence are mainly shades of greys and black so that any images with primary colours really stand out. When you also take a closer look at the opening sequence you get to see the colours red and blue. Red connotes blood and blue for innocence. Also different shades of grey, has been used.