Tuesday 12 January 2010

Camera Angles of Se7en

Camera Angles - During the opening scene of Se7en, a lot of close ups were used to show the detective getting ready. Close ups on his personal possessions show that he picks up a knife, this is quite unusual for an ordinary person. Therefore, the audience can probably tell it's a thriller. A medium shot shows the detective walking down a corridor and speaking to another detective therefore the audience knows that something has probably already happened again fitting to the thriller genre. When Brad Pitt comes into the scene, a tracking shot follows Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt down the street as they speak. Again, the serious conversation lets the audience know something has already happened. From the high angle shots, the detectives are seen to be quite powerful and as leading roles. A long shot shows the detectives bedroom, again showing the audience that Morgan Freeman is going to be a main character, and as it zooms closer to Morgan Freeman's face the minor noises in the bedroom like the clock ticking and people outside his house grow louder. Then the opening credits start to appear where extreme close ups of strange pictures and objects are shown. This again reassures the audience of the thriller genre.

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