Se7en (1995)

Director : David Fincher
Writer: Andrew Kevin Walker
Genre : Crime, Drama, Mystery

Se7ens opening sequence.

 Mise-en-scene :

Setting: The opening credits are a montage of short shots which are in an office/home setting. As the shots are close-ups the audience has questions about the location. This grabs the attention of the audience straight away. 

 Props: The props used in the opening could be associated with investigations and detective work. These include books, photos, files, pens, and paper. It appears as if the person is putting pictures and information into one file or case. Which are the conventions of a mystery/crime film.

The positioning of characters and objects : All of the objects are shown very close up and take up the majority of the frame. This creates suspense as the audience does not know who is creating this file and doing these things as they cannot see their face or where they are.

 Lighting and colour: All of the shots are reasonably dark, this connotes danger and crime.  The shots are indoors using low key lighting, this gives the setting a dull and suspicious feel.  Colour is used to highlight the connotations when the photos are shown being developed a red light is used,this dark red connotes danger and blood which equals potential murder.