Seven Opening Sequence.

Opening Sequence of Seven - David Finche.


In the opening sequence of Seven many of the conventions match the conventions of a Thriller opening sequence. One of these is that the narrative is around solving a crime. The audience only sees the crime scene and not the actual murder which performs to the convention of a Thriller.


Also in the opening sequence there is sinister music which builds suspense. Also during the opening sequence the titles are creative and don't perform to normal titles; the fonts look handwritten and messy which also contributes to the Thriller convention because it adds to the mysterious atmosphere of the film.


Another way which Seven follows the typical Thriller conventions is that there is a villain who performs a crime, although the audience does not see the actual villain, we know there is one because there is a crime committed.


Finally the lead character is a detective (Morgan Freeman), which is an attribute which a Thriller film has. He is also isolated, asking questions which the police officers or the other detectives don't worry about, for example, "Did the child see the murder?". Then the officers ignore this and only care about how to do it simple. The weather is gloomy and very rainy, which adds to the mystery of the film. The film is set in a city, which we can tell because of the typical city noises, for example police sirens and the rain.