Se7en Analysis

In this assignment I will be analysing the film se7en and its opening scene. With film noirs they use different features to make the film more interesting for the people viewing the film. Some examples of these features are the moods of the movie, male characters acting in certain ways for example hero or villain, female character are also used in the film and are most of the time good looking and mysterious, sound is also used in the film to create a more dramatic scene and many more examples.
Sound
First of all I am going to be talking about how the sound in the film helps it a lot by creating a more dramatic impact. For example at the start of the film you can hear all the background noise of what is going on in the city where the film is based and In this film it is based in New York, by doing this you are giving the audience what the surroundings of the film are like so they can make an image of the scene. Another example of how the sound helps the film is that it also sets the mood of what is happening in the film for example there is a calm song playing in the background then a load sound of lighting happens when the scene changes to show that it is more dramatic and more dangerous in this scene. Furthermore in the film when the detective finally goes to bed a metronome starts playing in the background, this is used to block of the background noise of the city and to help him sleep showing that it has kept a calm mood again after a tense scene.
Mise on scene 
Another thing that helps the scene is the mise on scene that is used, in the film there are many ways how they have done this during the film, one example of this is that in the apartment where the detective is staying is all white and then dark mood lighting to show that the mood of the film is going to be dark and to also show that the character is lonely as there is now items that indicate that he has no family there is also many things around his apartment that show that he is a organised person for example he has all of his items that he needs for his everyday use is laid out here is an screen shot to show the types of items that he has prepared.:

Another thing that is in his apartment is his chess set this indicates that his is really smart and patient character, I know this because people that play chess are normally very smart. When the detective went to the crime scene it shows that he is very good in what he does as he spots out the details around the crime to then help them with their investigation meaning that it is then linking back to show that he very smart.

Camera angles
Furthermore another point in the film Is camera angle, and the movements and the positioning of the cameras, At the start of the film it shows us all around the detectives apartment giving us a view of what the actual character is like and what he does. Another shot that is being used is a close up when the detective is picking up his items to leave the apartment with. When the first accident happens the camera gives us a low angle show of two dead bodies and then pans out to show the detective looking around the scene for clues of what has happened in the surroundings. When the detective has finished with the crime scene he walks out and they do a low angle shot using a steady cam so that the shot that is being taken is as smooth as possible. In the film there is many close ups of individual things that are needed in each scene for example in at the crime scene it focuses on key bits that are needed to solve each crime in the fourth scene where there is another crime it then goes onto show a pair on finger prints to then go and help them get more clues.
Editing
In this film the editing is very smooth and makes a calm atmosphere during the scenes were nothing is happening, but when the scenes get more dramatic the  transitions get a lot more fast and start to cut instead of fade. For example one scene it is in a calm location and then it goes to a dark scene and while it does this a loud lighting sound happens and then a sharp transition to the next scene to indicate something bad has happened and may be dangerous.