Monday, 28 September 2015

RESEARCH: THE ART OF THE TITLE- SE7EN (1995)


The title sequence starts with a close-up shot of a book, this creates a sense of mystery for the viewer as they don't know what's in it,next the shot changes to a high-angle shot looking down on the book. There are lots of different shots of objects close up, this intrigues the audience as they do not know what the objects mean.

The Mise-En-Scene conveys what to expect from the film and the overall tone, which is quite ominous. The lighting is very dark adding to the ominous tone and there are lots of shadows which could be someone lurking around. This is a very clever idea that would be very useful for my film opening as I am thinking of doing thriller/horror.

The first credit is the production company "New Line Cinema", they are first to convey there importance. The credits are shown as a messy flicker on the screen, the credits flickering makes the viewer think of a flickering light bulb about to run out of light.

The music used is mostly non-diegetic but some sounds are more naturalistic.  For example, sometimes a very high pitched noise occurs which makes the audience think it is someone screaming, which creates tension as it is an unsettling sound. Also as the music is fast pace it emphasises the genre which is thriller.

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