The opening sequence for “Se7en” perfectly fits it’s genres of “Crime, Thriller and
Mystery” this is due to the many enigma codes present during the scene. For example,
in one of the very first shots of the film a character can be seen flicking through a book then cuts to a picture of a grotesque pair of hands. These images cause the audience to question the motives of the character thus helping to create a mysterious atmosphere. Coupled with the low key lighting and the non-diegetic score fulfills the director's ideas for a crime/thriller film.
Mystery” this is due to the many enigma codes present during the scene. For example,
in one of the very first shots of the film a character can be seen flicking through a book then cuts to a picture of a grotesque pair of hands. These images cause the audience to question the motives of the character thus helping to create a mysterious atmosphere. Coupled with the low key lighting and the non-diegetic score fulfills the director's ideas for a crime/thriller film.
After a couple of shots into the opening credits, heavy use of editing is utilized to create a sense of disorientation and could imply that the character seen on screen might be under the influence of substances as the editing of the actor's names seems to triple and can often be related to the sense of feeling drunk, under illegal substances and/or deprivation of sleep all these can be linked to the genre the film is set in. Also during this scene the character can be seen using multiple props all relating to a dark crime film - a basic file, black markers and more photos.
Furthermore, towards the end of the sequence the editing intensifies and more grotesque images become more present and explicit thus can clearly show what the motives of the directer has for the character. However there are still many enigma codes present and no action codes shown therefore could imply that the opening scene is meant to be anonymous and secretive which fits the theme. Also the in one scene the fingernails of the character can be seen as being dirty thus can imply that he has been at "work" for a pro-longed period of time; this reinforces the fact that he could be sleep deprived which also explains the coffee or tea that is present in one scene.
Throughout the opening sequence there is little variation in the different camera angles used within the sequence; mostly [only] using close ups to view the character's hand and to limit the audience's peripheral of the set which implies that the character is in an enclosed space and could be hidden
The opening credits fully & utilizes the genre choice as it reflects the mental state of the character the audience sees on screen, with the flickering of each actor's name it creates a great effect as the audience become "dazed" or "disorientated" just like the subtle mentality of the character on screen. The credits "double-up" and also "brightens & dims" with each second on-screen, this sets up the atmosphere for the movie as the scene is set in a dark setting whilst the credits brighten and dim - this can be implied to the good on bad ideas from generic thriller/crime films.
To conclude the director has used many cinematographic techniques to stay true to the film's genre, such techniques include mise-en-scene, camera angles, sound and editing. All these features attribute to the effectiveness of the film's opening scene as it shows the dark theme of the movie.
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