Se7en

I looked at the opening sequence to Seven which is by far one of the most successful opening I have seen so far. The shots throughout the opening were amazing. The amount of detail that just brings it all together as a whole is immaculate. As you can see below, there is 9 frames of the sequence that was already chosen. It shows the main shots that stand out amongst all of the shots. 

I decided to pick some more shots that I found interesting and possibly inspirational other than the ones above.

This shot below is eye-catching. We first wonder what it is and have to look deeper until we realise it is a close up of a book. The angle of the shot is very original compared to the angle we would usually see of book (of the front cover). It builds enigma as we wonder what is in the book and what is it for?

 The shot below shows someone writing with slightly faded version over-lapped which may suggest quick, repetitive movement. It is an extreme close up once again which builds tension as well as enigma for the audience. In this shot, we can see the typography which seems to be hand written in white to stand out on top of the picture. The blurred vision makes us wonder, 'what is written?'

This close up shows a page/ book with writing that has words crossed out with black marker. The lighting in the middle, fading darker on the edges of the shot allows us to focus on specific words of the passage. Sexually related words throughout the text are crossed out which suggests that the character may not approve of this. This also builds enigma about the character and who they may be.

The shot below shows pages of text once again but this time, hand written and in a big chunk close together. We can see the shadow of a hand writing which tells us that there is a lot more. The audience may begin to think more about what is written, why it has been written and who keeps writing?

                                     

I particularly liked this shot because of the typography. It is jagged and looks printed as well as being hand written. The shot is once again at such a close up that we get to see the detail in the characters hands and the delicate work they're doing.

Once again, we see crossing out but on a little boy's face. There is a light focus on the boys face which highlights the fact that his eyes have been crossed out with darkness around. This suggests to the audience that there is something wrong with this character or they are not normal, perhaps they are the antagonist? This shot stood out to me because its not as close as the other shots, its more obvious in a way that it is meant to be understood.  

      

In the shot below, we have another extreme close up again. I love this shot because of the attention to detail and how intricate it looks. It is at such a close level that we can see very clearly, the string going through the needle with the characters rough fingers with bandages. The focus of the camera work allows our eyes to focus on the action the character is performing rather than anything behind.

The thing that inspired me about this shot was the lighting and detail. The way they have cleverly placed a small bit of hair on some clear plastic with an image of boys with their eyes crossed out. this automatically makes us assume that it is theirs and there is some sort of uncomfortable relationship between them and the unknown character.

The close up below is very interesting as it gives us a sly hint about the character and what sort of person they may be like. The fact that the character has taken the word 'GOD' out of the dollar using forceps rather than hands suggests the careful and purposeful intention. This makes us wonder whether the character has something against god or is an atheist. The angle of the shot is interesting as the note is upside down, changing it up a little bit.