se7en

Info on se7en

Director: David Fincher
Writer: Andrew Kevin Walker
Release date: 1995
Actors: Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow

Synopsis: A film about two homicide detectives' desperate hunt for a serial killer who justifies his crimes as absolution for the world's ignorance of the Seven Deadly Sins. The movie takes us from the tortured remains of one victim to the next as the sociopathic "John Doe" sermonizes to Detectives Sommerset and Mills -- one sin at a time. The sin of Gluttony comes first and the murderer's terrible capacity is graphically demonstrated in the dark and subdued tones characteristic of film noir. The seasoned and cultured Sommerset researches the Seven Deadly Sins in an effort to understand the killer's modus operandi while green Detective Mills scoffs at his efforts to get inside the mind of a killer... Written by Mark Fleetwood

Titles
the titles for Se7en are very effective. they remind me of a horror because of the codes and conventions used. They are black and white. You can definatly tell from them the story will be based on crime.

Shots
Point of view
Two shot
Worms eye
Low angle
Mid shots
Long shots
Close ups

Camera shots
Tracking
Crab
Alot of the camera movement is slow

Genetic themes
Crime
Existentialism
Crime
City

Sound
The sound is non diegetic
Police sirens
Rain
City sounds
All these sounds build tension and give you an insight to the rest of the movie for example rain gives a negative feeling.

Mise en scene
Naturalistic
Morgan Freemans flat reflects on his personality and life
Rain shows little hope
The sound shows that there is alot of crime, action and problems