Thursday, 10 November 2011

Se7en Title Sequence

 2 seconds- An old book appears.
 3 seconds- Production Company Logo "New Line Cinema Presents...".
 7 seconds- The inner title appears- black and white font.
 8 seconds- A close-up of a distorted hand.
13 seconds- Brad Pitt's name.
16 seconds- Close-up of a razor cutting away fingerprints. Connotates the themes of crime and secrecy.
18 seconds- Morgan Freeman's name.
23 seconds- Tile of the films name "SE7EN".
24 seconds- Title flashes. Connotates a sense of danger and urgency.
29 seconds- Gwyneth Paltrow's name.
34 seconds- Close up of writting and overlapping images. Connotates a sense of mystery.
36 seconds- Red filter. Connotates danger.
39 seconds- A film, being cut up with scissors. The scissors connotate danger and the cutting connotates somnething to hide.
43 seconds- Close up of photos and paper clips. This connotates that the character is tracking or following someone.
52 seconds- A newspaper being cut up. John Cassini's name.
61 seconds- Point of view shot. Distorted hands are crossing out words. This also connotates secrecy.
71 seconds- An image of a boy with his eyes scribbled out. This connotates danger for that paticular character.
74 seconds- The red filter appears again with the image of the boy with his whole face scribbled out.
76 seconds- Red filter remains with images at the top and pens at the bottom of the screen.
79 seconds- Red filter remains with one large image.
85 seconds- Close up of dirty hands binding a book. Binding the book connotates secrets remaining hidden.
95 seconds- Photo's appear on the screen. 
96 seconds- The dirty hands play with a needle. This connotates pain.
102 seconds- Hands thread needle through paper. Connontates binding a story together and keeping it a secret.
107 seconds- The book is binded.
118 seconds- Multiple photos.

The Seven title sequence suggests and connotates a number of things related to secrecy and danger. The music has an uneasy quality about it. We never see the characters face which fuels a scary atmosphere.

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