Se7en (David Fincher, 1995)

New Line Cinema presents:

an Arnold Kopelson production
a film by David Fincher

Brad Pitt
Morgan Freeman
Se7en
Gwyneth Paltrow
Richard Roundtree
R. Lee Erney
John C. McGinley
Julie Araskog
Mark Boone Junior
John Cassine
Reginad E Cathey
Peter Crombie
Hawthorne James
Michael Massee
Leland Orser
Richard Porthow
Richard Schiff
Pamala Tyson

* Casting by Billy Hopkins/Suzanna Smith, Kerry Borden

* Music by Howard Shore

*Costumes designed by Michael Kaplan

* Edited by Richard Francis - Bruce

* Production designed by Arthur Max

* Director of photography Darius Khondi

* Co producers Stephen Brown, Nana Greenwald, Sanford Panilch

* Co executive producers Lynn Harris, Richard Superstein

- Executive producers: Gianni Nunnari, Dan Kolsiud, Anne Kapelson
- Written by: Andrew Kevin Walker
- Produced by: Arnold Kopelson, Phyllis Carlyle
- Directed by: David Fincher

• Sans Serif text writing - Tends to be more modern. All the texts that appear in the opening scene are fractured and dislocated. They scratch away from eachother, no real organisation to how they are presented which purposefully portrays the image of a strange, wierd story plan. The black background used to cut away from the shots create suspense. Dark, dim colours and lighting always make suspision in the audience to what's happening and what they're missing. Mystery can make the audience think more about it which can sometimes be worse than actually seeing anything bad happening.

• Distressing shots are used throughout the opening scene of the main questionable Antagonist. It's unsure to the audience at this point as to who this person actually is and what purpose does he serve to the rest of the film. First impressions are quite horrific as close-up shots of childrens photos with their eyes blacked out can play on the minds of the audience. The 'David Fincher' text is clear to make out, however the 'A film by' text just before it is blurry and mirrored.