Seven is a film by David Fincher in 1995 about a guy who is a retiring detective whom is played by (Morgan Freeman) and a younger detective that is trying to take over his role, when each day there is a murder every day that needs to be solved on his last week of work, causing problems and mysterious events occur. During the week there is seven murders, one on each day to add more drama and to make the film a lot more interesting.
Pre Title Sequence
In the extract a pre title sequence is used to show the characters and allow you to understand who they are. To start of it shows you Morgan Freemans character in his house presenting a capable man who doesn’t mind being on his own, to further it on he likes to be on his own rather than company due to being self-efficient. However the other guy is the type of person who can’t cope on his own, needs people to help him to survive.
Title Sequence
Titles included in the extract:
- New line cinema presents
- An Arnold Kopelson production
- A film by David Fincher
- Brad Pitt
- Morgan Freeman
- Se7en
- Gwyneth Paoltrow
- Richard Roundtree
- R.LeeEmey
- John C.McGinley
- Julier Araskog, Mark Boone Junior
- John Cassini, Reginald E.Cathey, Peter Crombie
- Hawthrone Jones, Micheal Mossee, Leland Orser
- Richard Partnow, Richard Schiff, Pamala Tyson
- Casting By Billy Hopkins, Suzanne Smith, kerry Borden
- Music By Howard Shore
- Costumes Designed By Michael Kaplan
- Edited By Richard Francis- Bruce
- Production Designed By Arthur Max
- Director Of Photography Darius Khandji
- Co Producers Stephen Brown, Nana Greenwald Sandord Panitch
- Co Executive Producers Lynn Harris, Richard Saperstein
- Executive Producers Gianni Numnari, Dan Kalsrud, Anne Kapelson
- Written By Andrew Kevin Walker
- Produced By Arnold Kapelson, Phyllis Carlyle
- Directed By David Fincher
- Monday
After the pre title sequence there is then the actual title sequence allowing you to see a montage of the type of things that are going to occur in the film. The opening sequence shows blood, violence, dead bodies and knives. This implies that no one is safe and that the need to be careful with what is going to happen, nothing can easily be predicted.
Camera:
In the extract the camera shot of a mid shot including two people is occurring to show that the two of them are in the middle of a conversation. By adding this to the extract it allows you to see that William is showing David how to do things in his place and how it really works. This maybe suggesting how they have to put up with each other for the next week even if they don't like each other, as Detective David is taking over Detective Williams place as he is retiring. To advance on this idea the camera angle shows the two characters and how they are both the total opposite of each other with one of which is the age difference between them.
Sound:
In the extract sound is used when the pre title is shown. The type of sound used in this part of the extract is ambient sound. Ambient sound Is the sound that can be heard in the background, to make the film feel and sound realistic, like it would to anybody when they are walking around the streets. The types of sounds that can be heard at this point is foot steps, talking in the background and chewing gum. The character of David Mills whom is played by Brad Pitt is the detective who is younger and a lot more relaxed which can be assumed by the way the character talks and how he slowly but confidently walks into the shot. David is also the one who is chewing the gum to add to this idea and show that you can't always be perfect. The total opposite to him is William Somerset who is a character that is a lot more uptight and wants to do everything perfectly. The way this is shown through sound is the perfect silent pitch that nothing happens. This is used to suggest that he is hard working and just gets on with what he needs to do. Furthering this on the way he talks is a lot more sophisticated, due to the types of questions and language that he uses. One example of this is 'look at all the passion on the wall' which implies that he cares about what he is doing, with the questions he goes further into detail then he should.
Mise – En- Scene:
A typical convention of a thriller for Mise- En- Scene is the protagonist wearing a suit. In this situation Morgan Freeman is the detective wearing a suit. This implies how real the character is being represented and that he shows what type of characteristics are trying to be portrayed simply through the suit. By adding this costume to the character you can see that he is a lot higher classed than most people and how the suit makes him look this way. Adding on to this the costume also adds a sense of importance to the clip and how his role in the film is needed more than others rather than say the people just walking around in the background because his character is the one trying to find out what is really happening.
Editing:
In the extract a montage is typically used to allow a short clip of seeing what Is going to occur during the film. It is another way of giving the audience a preview of what is going to happen as well as a brief overview of how the plot may pan out. This may have been done to suggest that it is packed with so much chaos and there is never a part without anything happening. The close up of the book may also be included to show the representation of how you need to write up all the murders and the details of what is happening for them to be able to build upon it with the clues that are identified.Furthering it on a montage may have been added because they are trying to promote the film and allow the clips to show a simple version of the plot.
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