Section 2: Seven Analysis

Narrative structure:

• Seven starts with a murder scene
• The character detective Mills is married, and his partner detective Somerset lives alone
• there is a police investigation about the murders that are happening
• all of the murders coincide with the seven deadly sins which are(Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy and pride)
• The killer has religious motives (at his home he has lots of religious items and relics)
• Set over seven days which coincides with the ammount of murders/deaths that take place

Thriller codes and conventions

• Muder scene (corpse, blood)
• Police, detectives, investigation
• Dark and murky buildings or rooms (usually where death has taken place)
• Music creates tension for the audience and creates alot of suspense
• Killer has a strange motive for murdering someone (religious, psychotic)

Camerawork:

• Tilts and mid close up show authority of Mills and Somerset, also shows emotions
• Tacking in towardscharacters shows them getting closer to something (brings audience into the scene)
• Worms eye angle shot shows authority of the police and detective's Mills and Somerset
• Mid close ups and longshots of characters keeps the focus on the characters and their emotions and reactions and not the setting they are surrounded by
• Over the shoulder shot of Mills and Somerset walking down stairs with police in front of them shows that they have higher authority than the regular police. also shows their importance of the film to the audience

Mise En Scene:

• Dim lighting is symbolic of Death
• Setting has a city apartment for Sommerset and Mills' homes
• Murder settings are mostly small apartments (possibly shows that the murders were secret as nobody knew about what was happening at the time)
• Costumes are typical detective clothing for Somerset and Mills (hat, mac, shirt, tie)

Sound:

• Diegetic- rain, conversation, cars, guns, shouting
• Non-diegetic- music was mostly played at murder scenes and it was very slow and droning, this created tension and suspense for the audience. Also the opening credits had very bass beating music with hints of screams in the background (created the mood for the film)

Editing:

• Blurring of depth of field draws the audiences focus on the characters
• Match on action when Sometset grabs his glasses
• Opening credits has lots of superimposed images of dark evil looking images
• Establiching shots all the way through the film to show the audience where the action is going to take place
• Opening credits have lots of fade in/out of the dark gruesome images on screen
• Crosscutting from each of the detectives different lives except when ther together
• Elliptcal editing from when Mills and Somerset aredriving to the first crime scene (time and journey has been fast forwarded for audiences entertainment)

Graphics:

• Opening credits has lots of white scribbl style writing against a black background (makes it stand out to the audience)
• Pale and white tint overlays on the shots of the early morning
• Green and red tints in the murder scenes creates imagery and recognition of death and mystery
• red blood spattered on the white walls brings attention that a death has taken place to the audience