1. SE7EN
Thriller 9 Shot Analysis
Olivia Kelly

2. The colour pallet
within the shot is
that of a sepia
tone, giving it a
warm yet drab
Shot 1
effect, indicating to
the audience from
the start that this is
a thriller.
The extreme close up shot, gives a The way in which the font
sense of mystery and creates an appears to be shaking, gives
enigma to the audience as they are the illusion of instability,
left to wonder what the importance something that is old and
of the book is and why it is being broken, leaving the audience
used. unsure of the events that lie
ahead.

3. The lighting within
this shot highlights
the sinister and
grotesque hands
Shot 2
portrayed on the
screen.
Once again, there is the
The hands suggest use of the shaky font, with
the gruesome nature the inevitable sense that
of the film, the something within the film
audience then get an is unsure. In this case, the
idea on how dreadful knowing of who is the cold
the events are that lie blooded murderer.

4. There is a ghost like The number ‘7’ replacing
shadow within the the letter ‘V’ not only
background of the represents the title of the
shot, indicate the
connotations of
ghosts in which relate
Shot 3 film ‘Seven’, but also the
‘Seven Deadly Sins’ in
which is the main driving
to the murders in the force behind the film as this
film. This giving the is how the murderer kills
opening an eerie each of his victims
sense of mystery. according to each deadly
sin.
The title of the film is bold
and large, however changes
shape to keep the audience
engaged.

5. Within this shot, The audience
the audience is left instinctively will think
to wonder who it is
crossing out the
words from what
Shot 4 about what the
implications of this
particular newspaper
appears to be a article will be and
newspaper cut what relevance this
out, and why it is will have as the film
they are crossing progresses.
out these
particular words.
They are left to
consider what
significance this
will have within the
film.
The dark, sinister theme
continues throughout this
shot, as once again there
is an obvious sense of
mystery, due to the dark
shadow on part of the
shot.

6. The lighting The hand holding the
within the shot mysterious picture is clearly
highlights what
could be a
crucial part to
Shot 5 the forefront o
the film. The
audience is left
to once again
feel a sense of
mystery within
this shot.
The close up shot once again
creates an enigma to the
audience as it is yet unknown to
them what these pictures are
and why they are being cut up.

7. The sepia tone is
continued throughout
the opening, continuing
the dull effect that
Shot 6
indicates to the
audience that it is a
thriller.
Once again, there is a ghost like Within this shot there is what appears to
shadow as the character be a male hand writing down something in
progresses to write. This is seen which the audience is left to wonder it is
throughout the opening, that is being written down and who it is who
indicating the connotations of a is writing it. Could it be the protagonist itself
ghost, following the sense of or an investigator?
mystery in which is seen

8. The lighting in this shot is particularly important as
this is what gives the focus on the mysterious hand,
Shot 7 highlighting it to the audience. This shot is also the
brightest shot, which is evidently unconventional of
the opening as the sinister hand is what conveys the
mystery in this shot rather than the color pallet or
lighting.
The shadow seen behind the page is the
clear focus of this particular shot, giving the
audience a sense of the unknown as to
whose hand this may be and what it is they
may be writing and most importantly, what
significance this will have as the thriller
progresses.

9. The lighting could have been
used in such a way to
convey the dark
mysteriousness of this
particular shot and the
Shot 8
thriller overall.
The lighting in this shot is particularly
interesting as the entire shot is black apart
from the spotlight in which indicates a
mysterious face being crossed out with a
marker pen.

10. The audience are left to wonder
what this piece of writing
signifies and what the word itself
means and what this has to do
with the thriller itself.
Shot 9
The hand-writing is noticeably messy
This particular shot only appears briefly therefore this could indicate the
within the opening, suggesting the anxiety and worry behind the person
mystery and secrecy behind this hand- who wrote it, leaving us to suspect
written shot. the protagonist himself.