Titles: In the opening sequence of Se7en the titles look to be scribbled or handwritten, the handwriting is quite childish and eary, this signifies a horror thriller genre. The is reinforced by the white text against dark backgrounds which is a common convention in the horror thriller genre.
Sound: The non-diegetic sound track is eary and mysterious this signifies the thriller genre. However to establish the horror sub-genre the high pitched shrieking sound occasionally heard in the track creates a sense of terror and creepiness.
Editing: The pace of editing is kept by the non-diegetic sound, both editing and sound are parallel creating a sense of continuity. There are many slow dissolves which causes images to overlap this allows the pace to become slower however when the straight cuts occur continuity is re-established.
Camera: There is little camera work used in the title sequence, there are series of close-ups and extreme close-ups to show details, there are no long shots etc, all shots establish the images shown.
Mise en Scene: In the title sequence there are a series shots of note books and notes which connotes mystery. A single shot of a razor blade is seen which denotes the horror genre as this could be used as a weapon. There are a series of shots of images of dead people, the denotes horror and murder establishing the horror thriller genre. Also near the end there are needles shaped into a cross which connotes religion which links to the title of Se7en and the seven deadly sins.
Sound: The non-diegetic sound track is eary and mysterious this signifies the thriller genre. However to establish the horror sub-genre the high pitched shrieking sound occasionally heard in the track creates a sense of terror and creepiness.
Editing: The pace of editing is kept by the non-diegetic sound, both editing and sound are parallel creating a sense of continuity. There are many slow dissolves which causes images to overlap this allows the pace to become slower however when the straight cuts occur continuity is re-established.
Camera: There is little camera work used in the title sequence, there are series of close-ups and extreme close-ups to show details, there are no long shots etc, all shots establish the images shown.
Mise en Scene: In the title sequence there are a series shots of note books and notes which connotes mystery. A single shot of a razor blade is seen which denotes the horror genre as this could be used as a weapon. There are a series of shots of images of dead people, the denotes horror and murder establishing the horror thriller genre. Also near the end there are needles shaped into a cross which connotes religion which links to the title of Se7en and the seven deadly sins.
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