'SE7EN' - Opening Sequence Analysis

At the very beginning of the sequence you see someone that looks like they are investigating something although unclear what yet, it shows a book that someone is reading and the environment is nothing like police or detective as it has creepy and eerie darkness surrounding most objects. The middle part of the sequence shows a character writing and crossing out different text, it also displays disturbing photographs which are also being crossed out. These disturbing images suggest to the audience that this person is the bad guy or has a violent personality. The ending to the sequence shows something being completed as it is being fully filed in. The whole opening sequence doesn't give much away as it is very mysterious and looks like is just used to create atmosphere for the audience. Different rapidly flashing images and very quick transitioning shots create even more mystery as the audience still have no idea what is going on and while being presented with more and more information which just gains more questions to be answered.

The props and setting used in certain parts of the sequence makes the audience aware of the genre of the film as the they are typical for horror/thriller type films this includes the use of dark colours such as black and red which are conventional of the genre , so the audience get an insight on what the film may be about. The use of items like the razor blade  is also conventional of this genre, so this type of use of props makes the genre of the film very clear from very start of the film.

Most of the sound in the opening sequence appears to be non-diegetic as it includes sounds such as the sound of a heart beat, screeching with on going unpleasant music that gets faster and gains more tension throughout.Sounds of creaking and screeching, these sounds could be associated with the thriller and horror genre and so gives the audience a greater insight to what this film is about and what it may contain.