Timeline of Se7en opening titles

This is a timeline of the opening titles of Se7en.

Throughout the opening titles you see a lot of black backgrounds when the text appears. You also see lots of books and the pages being highlighted or written on. Furthermore, you see a persons hand holding a razor blade and they are scrapping off dead skin. 


The typography in the opening sequence looks like it has been scratched on some wood using finger nails or a razor blade which is shown the sequence. The typography shows the distress in the film. It fits the sequence very well because the sequence shows finger nails and distort text . The background is black which shows the darkness of the film. 


The titles fit into the thriller conventions because they show an investigation into an unknown. The sequence shows books, photographs and a scrap book which are used in most crime thrillers. It also shows someone scraping skin off of their finger tips with a razor blade. This might be because they are trying to remove their finger prints so that they can commit a crime without being traceable. 

Se7en Opening Titles