Kyle Coopers opening title sequence of 'Se7en' is positioned against the character. Everything that the character makes me think of him more negatively. Kyle Cooper does this by showing the audience things that would make them feel suspicion towards the character. For example there is a shot of the character shaving the tips of his fingers off. This would mean he would have no finger print and would instantly make the audience feel he was up to something bad. The broken hands, the crossing out of peoples eyes in pictures, and the note taking he is making in his note book would all be seen as creepy and unusual behaviour. The shots change quickly all showing obsessive behaviour, this makes the audience feel uneasy whilst watching the sequence. The font used is almost like hand writing (like in his note book), the font is reversed at some point, and off centre. This shows the character is unbalanced. The font also beats to the music, and to the different noises taking place in the background, like people screaming. The music is building up throughout the clip, at the end the music is fast and intense which could mean the man has done his preparation and is finished and ready. The music speeding up could also be linked to obsessive behaviour. Pathetic fallacy is used as there is thunder in the background, this reiterates the fact that the character is doing something he shouldnt be. The title sequence in general is fast and the clips keep changing, this would keep that audience engaged aswell as gives them a lot of information about the film already.
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