In our media lesson, we watched a number of thriller title sequences, we were asked to see how suspense was created thought out the clip using mise-en scene, camera work, sound and editing.
The one that I have chosen is a movie directed by David Fincher called Seven. I chose seven because I enjoyed watching the clip and also wanted to continue watching the film.

From what I have seen in the title sequence of Seven. Although we are unsure of exactly what he is doing I think it is a man making a scrap book, I think this is because we see open a ‘album like’ book which he begins to write in. Later on in the clip we see the man cutting things out such as parts of newspapers and photographs. Because Seven is a thriller movie, it made me think it may have been a scrap book of his victims that he is be keeping a record of.

During the clip, we see a man shaving the skin on his fingers, we wonder why he is doing this as we later on with plasters on almost every finger, This continues our thought of him being a murderer of slightly disturbed. This builds tension, as we are now feeling unsure of the character. The colour red is used soon after we see him cutting his fingers this creates an atmosphere as we associate the colour red with blood and danger.

Later on in the clip, we see the man cleaning a bloody needle before he threads it and begins to sew, he sews papers together in a calm and inventive way, witch is unexpected. He sews as if he is ‘mending’ something this makes us think is he trying to make things better, which is unexpected and suggests he is unstable.

All of the shots in this clip are extreme close-ups, of his hands we never see his face or are introduced to him as a character. Some of the shots over lap, this again builds tension and the unique camera angles and edits make us feel uneasy but also intrigued as it used all the way through the title sequence.

Between clips of the man creating the book, there are short clips showing names of Directors and main actors in ‘scratchy writing’ which is slightly blurry and jumps around the screen a bit, This is all in front of a black background. This creates tension as it is not how directors and actors are usually introduced, and the black and white suggest simplicity but also a sense of darkness.

The music though out the clip was deep, dark and interesting, almost rhythmic, this build tension as the viewers picked up on the uneasiness of the music leaving us wanting to watch more but also feeling on edge.