Se7en Analyses

We watched the film Se7en in class and did an analyses this is what I wrote from the lesson

Conventions of Thrillers such as:

• ·     Chases
• ·         Suspense
• ·         Uncertainty
• ·         Murder
• ·        A pattern with a missing link

Sound

·           Distorted screeching (non-diegetic sounds)

·          Long music usually using strings (non-diegetic sounds)

·          Building deep music (non-diegetic music)

·          Police siren (diegetic sounds)

·          Clock ticking (diegetic sound)

·          Storm (diegetic sound)

·          City sounds (diegetic sound)

Lighting

·          Dark tint at the beginning highlighting it as a dark thriller

·          Grey tint when crime scene showing the depression of the crime scene

·          The lighting is mostly natural lighting throughout the film this connotes it is made to be highly realistic

·          It uses flashes of red lighting throughout the film to maybe connote danger and construct a certain image into the audiences head

Camera Work

·          POV point of view

·          Zoom in/out

·          Birds eye view

·          Tack and Pan

·          Mid-shot

·          Long-shot

·          Over the shoulder

·          Low angle

·          Handheld camera

·          Close ups

Mise en scene

·          Rain

·          80’s era clothing

·          Lamps and torches

·          Forensic equipment

·          Large detective jackets

·          Colour red used in film to show danger in a lot of aspects of clothing, doors, flashing lights ect…