Soundtrack of "Se7en's" opening

The sound of "Se7en's" opening changes between a homophonic and polyphonic texture with no warning. The irregular changes creates connotations of inconsistency which may reflect the psychopathic nature of the mysterious character in the opening. The texture is never definite and uses the same instruments which could reflect the character's constant physical form (instruments) and his changing mental form (texture). The changing texture creates an uneasy feeling and places the audience in a vulnerable position as the random texture changes leave the audience in a state of confusion as they do not know when the texture will change.

The radio static and theremin used are unusual sounds which are not used in society today. This may reflect the abnormality of the character shown in the opening. The abnormal instruments therefore present the character as abnormal which suggests the character is a serial killer with a mental disorder.

The use of crescendos and diminuendos suggests that the character in the opening may have a mental order such as schizophrenia. The different sound dynamics may reflect the character's multiple personalities. This may foreshadow the character's psychopathic tendencies and how the character is the main suspect of the film and one of his split personalities is the cause of the murders.

As well as various tracks in the opening, sound effects such as creaks were layered too. The creaks have connotations of uneasiness therefore reflecting the uneasiness of Detective Sommersett. The detective has began to lose himself after his years of criminology and the creaks may reflect his old age as creaks has connotations with derelict and broken houses. This therefore compares the detective with a house which portrays the detective as aged and close to his own death.

The ideas which could be incorporated into our own thriller include the various creaks. The creaks have connotations of tension which we can use to reflect the tension of the scene. 

Choosing Fonts

Film Title Fonts

(From top left to bottom middle) Font A, Font B, Font C, Font D, Font E

For the title we found 5 different fonts which each had potential to be our final font. Font A was simple and would not be lost in editing. The drawback is that the font lacks any character; there are no serifs to make it appear exciting or reflect the film. Font B, although it has serifs, it does not suit the genre due to the sharp and scratched serifs. Font C has elegant serifs and it isn't so thin that it would be lost in editing. It suits the character's sophisticated and beautiful aesthetic allowing for the audience to develop an understanding of the character quickly. Font D is similar to font C however it is bolder and has more curled serifs stemming off the letters. It is slightly overwhelming for the eye as the serifs are more apparent and bold. Lastly, Font E is elegant, intellectual and subtle. However, the font is too transparent and can be easily lost in editing making it less desirable.

Company Name

We chose this font for our company name because it is clear enough to appear in our opening when it is integrated.The font is also a simplistic font making it easy to read. This is our definite chosen font as it has slim serifs extending off the "S"'s and the elegant serifs contrast against the boldness of the rest of the "S" which is a subtly informs the audience of Serena's personality: a beautiful yet strong character.

Director Names

(From top to bottom) font F, font G, font H, font I 

Font F is formal and interesting. It is aesthetically pleasing to the eye and it fits the film noir conventions of formality. Font G has no serifs and it looks average. It doesn't fit any film noir conventions making it a poor choice for our opening. Font H is bolder than font F which makes it ideal as it would be easier to integrate into our opening. The font also has film Noir conventions due to the simplistic style. Lastly, font I is very slightly bolder than font I making it a good choice. Font I also relates to the film noir font conventions.