Seven

At the start of the clip we see a mid shot of a man (Morgan freeman) in a small kitchen wearing a formal white shirt and black trousers, this allows us to see that he is obviously very professional and that due to the contrast in colours of his clothing there might be two sides to him (light and dark).
In the background we can hear the diegetic sound of people talking in the background- city life. So from the start we can see that the character more than likely has a busy lifestyle.


Morgan freeman's character then continues to put the rest of his suit on and then we see a close up of him picking up a police badge which leads us to believe that he is a New York or another major city police man. In these types of films this could either mean he is a good or bad character and the methodical way that the character picks up each item of clothing and each prop shows an air of mystery hinting that we do not know what kind of character he could be yet.


The scene then changes to a dead man lying of the floor, it is hard to distinguish what it is a first as the whole shot is very dark, as it has been throughout, this again adds danger and mystery, it is done to put the viewer on edge. The scene then changes again to the character walking down a corridor towards the camera. He is walking slowly, as if pacing himself and is wearing a hat and long cloak- the stereotyped image of an inspector. He continues to talk to another character out of shot, his voice is slow and he doesn't answer immediately showing that he wants to take in everything the other person is saying and doesn't need to be rushed. By wearing what he is he gives the viewer a sense of security as this is what a 'goodie' would look like.


He continues to say 'did the kid see it' which shows his caring side- he is unlike other 'cops' who may want to rush the job and don't seem to care, perhaps because he is older and has seen this type of thing a lot he doesn't understand why this sort of thing is happening. This idea is backed up when the other person replies saying 'we are all gonna be real glad when we get rid of you Summerset' and asks why he is always asking questions. This is contradictive as he has only asked one question, this shows the stereotype of American policemen.


Another man then half runs up some stairs in a mid shot, like Summerset he is wearing black and white, showing the link between them, he is a lot younger though so we can instantly see the difference between the two- the age difference and one is slow and methodical whereas the other is quick, as if rushed. The man is called 'mills' and is another detective-again putting them on the same level, mills has chewing gum in his mouth again showing his care free attitude.


The setting then changes and from a low angle shot we see the pair going outside. Although it is slightly lighter outside it is raining to emphasise the cold, down atmosphere. As they start walking Summerset almost pushes in front of Mills to show his dominance and power but in a subtle way.  As they continue to walk Mills bumps into a few people again showing that he is inexperienced and too rushed.


Summerset says to Mills 'I want you to look and I want you to listen' this is a command not a question so we can see who is in charge again, despite this they are both standing still and are at the same level showing that they are even/equal. Mills has his arms crossed which makes him look like a child who can't get his own way- he has a very childish nature and is probably to been like a boy in comparison to Summerset.


The scene changes again to Summerset lying in bed, the camera zooms in slightly so that we can see he was reading a newspaper- a sign of intellect and patience. The room is lit by a single lamp next to Summerset- which shines so that you can just see his face, this could connote that he is important - the light is shining on him. We then see a close up of him putting his glasses on the side and turning a metronome on. This could be to drown out the sounds of the city- it sounds calm and methodical like him and seems relaxing.


To begin the opening credits we can hear thunder and it immediately cuts into the music for the credits. Notebooks can be seen with writing all in them as wells as someone cutting of the top layer of skin on their finger. This seems to be the serial killer and from all of the snippets of video's we see that they are planning something meaning these aren't random murders but methodical giving a hint at what the plot could be. The main colours used are black and white but occasionally red to show blood or fear.