CEMS analysis of Se7en

Se7en- CEMS analysis


Sound
This clip starts with the main character laying in bed with ambient noise in the background, for example, cars, horns, sirens and talking. Also the diegetic sound of when he turns the tap on and picks up the keys make him sound like he is in a hurry due to the pace of the noises.

In the next scene when he is talking to the police officers the police radio is loudly heard in the background, this sets the scene of a crime scene with police communicating. Next you hear footsteps coming from the stairs which introduces a new character about yo come into the scene.

When they step outside you can hear the heavy rain on the ground and shelter above, aswell as police sirens. Lastly, when the credits are shown it plays fast paced techno music involving base, this creates suspense, also as the credits go on, the music gets faster and louder and when the credits stop the music climax's with a loud bass bang and then fade fades away.

When morgan freeman is in bed he start off the metronome clicking to take him away from the cars alarms and shouting of the sleepless city outside. This sets the scene of what type of city it is.

Camera
There seems to be great emphasis on the fact that Morgan Freeman is a very smartly dressed man. This is created by lots of close ups on his smart attire. The camera also does a close up on him smartening his tie. Not only is it apparent he is a short man, it is also made clear that he is somewhat organized; with the emphasis on him having his pressed jacket laying on the neat bed.

They have used low angles in this clip in order to emphasize the authority of the police. The camera is very low pointed upwards every time it switches to them.

The feeling on pace is created by tracking the two policeman constantly as they are walking down the street. As the younger policeman stops immediately so does the camera, however Morgan Freeman carries on walking. This creates dramatic effects the audience didn't expect them to suddenly stop.

Mise en scenes
At the very start of the clip when we first see the main character (Morgan Freeman) we are drawn to his dress. The character is wearing a shirt and then he put on a tie and braces. These sort of clothes that we see him wearing are very smart and traditional, this can tell us a lot about his character for example that he has traditional values and appreciates formality. We then see him pick up his tools (stopwatch, pen, keys, knife) again very traditional objects and the way in which he aligns the objects shows his perfectionism. This is also reflected when he puts on his blazer we see he he picks a  bit of dust off before putting it on.

In the next scene at the crime scene we are introduced to the next main character (Brad Pitt). When the two characters meet we can straight away see a contrast in what they are wearing. Morgan Freeman is wearing his traditional smart outfit but Brad Pitt on the other hand it wearing a much more casual outfit. He wears a leather jacket rather than a blazer, his tie is loose and his shirt is not ironed. This is a large contrast between the two characters, just from what they are wearing we know they have a much different personality, Brad being the more casual character and the dress can also draw attention to the different age group.

After this first introduction it then goes on to the title sequence. During this title sequence there is large focus on a characters hand, which we assume is the murderer. The props that they have implicated into the characters actions all have the similar aim to give a sense of evil and pain. He is using objects such as razor blades, bandages and needles all of which can be related to pain and suffering.

Overall the misé on scene used is very useful because it can tell us a lot about the character before we even know them and it can help tell a story.

Editing-