Title Research: Seven

This blog is title research on the movie 'Seven' from watchthetitles.com.

How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?
31 titles are displayed during the opening sequence to the film.

What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?
Images of newspaper articles and what looks to be evidence of the article content is prioritized in the opening scene.

What connotations do the images carry?
These images carry a negative connotation as well as suggests an eerie/creepy mood.

How is the genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?
The genre is reinforced by playing intense and scary music. This creates a level of suspense often seen in thriller movies.

How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?
It creates this level of suspense and makes the audience wonder what is going on next. It leads the audience to have to infer what the movie is about or what is going on.

What strategies are used to ensure the film appears to its target audience?
Strategies of suspense and intensity gets the audience nervous and intrigued, wondering what will happen next. Looking at the intro, it uses common thriller conventions, which attract usual audiences of thriller movies.

How has technology been used effectively? (Consider camera angles, transitions and editing techniques)
This intro uses transitions in between titles well. The titles are able to be read easily when they appear, and when they're not on screen, interesting flashes and glimpses of pictures appear that make the audience want to keep watching.