Opening Sequence Order 2

18.02.2015

19.02.2015

Seven

Seven in a 1995 psychological thriller, set in the USA it follows that story of two homicide detectives who are trying to solve the case of a serial killers whose murders all correspond to the seven deadly sins.  The film blends elements of both crime and horror genres.

The opening sequence starts off with a black screen then the image of a book appears with the pages turning, the first text to appear is, 'New Line Cinema Presents' which lasts for 3 seconds.  This allows the audience to know who the audience production was, second bit of text that appears states, 'An Arnold Kopelson Production'. This tells that audience who the producer was.

Three well known names are then put onto the screen, one being David Fincher's, the director lasting for 3 seconds on screen.  Then Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman's names appear each of which last for approximately 4 seconds.  This makes us assume that they will be taking on the main roles of the film.

The title of the film appears after the first two actors are introduced, this may be because people would recognise the names of the actors as they are so famous, thus drawing in more attention.  The title of the film last for 7 seconds, the longest lasting text so far. The image flickers drawing more attention to people who are watching. After this, more names of actors continue to appear on screen.

In between introducing new names to the screen, different images continuously appear on the screen. It looks like someone plotting something, so suspense is created from the very start.  The quick flickering movements of the names around the screen make the audience feel uncomfortable and confused as their eyes try to adjust to the movement.

Casting Directors and Music Producers are then shown on the screen, after a lot of cast members are listed.  The list of cast members goes from names being listed one by one to names being put on in groups of three, this is perhaps to portray the size of the role that they have in a film.

David Fishers name if repeated for a second time at the very end of the opening title sequence to show the importance of his role in creating the film.  After his name is shown the movie then begins.