Se7en was released in 1995 and has an unique title sequence which draws on a series of images and non-diegetic sound.
Watching the opening titles to Se7en several time to familiarise myself with it, I made a timeline of the opening sequence - starting at 0:00 and finishing just over 2 minutes. Then while watching the opening I paused it everytime a title appeared and copied it onto my timeline exactly how it was - except for the font. Next I watched the opening again, this time without the sound making notes on the visual aspects of the opening; describing the visuals of the opening. I wrote what I could see, sometimes going into depth with my descriptions, I wrote about the camera shots, what the person on screen was doing, what visual effects were used - black and white -and anything I saw in the opening.
The final time I watched the opening it was with sound. I described - as much as I could - what I heard and as accurately as possible. I had to include diegetic and non-diegetic sound, commenting on the tempo, the sound effects and what they sounded like and volume, as it all contributes to the feel of the opening.
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