Media Language In Se7en

Se7en
(David Fencher, 1995).

Here is the trailer.



I am anaylising 30 seconds of this scene 3:50 to 4:20 from the film Se7en. I am anaylising four main parts to the film of which is: Shots, Sound, Editing and Mis-enscene. The scene is about Brad Pitt having the decision to kill Kevin Spacey, to take the 7th deadly sin. If he kills him, then Kevin will win. This scene is edited and filmed to emphasise the emotion within the characters.




The first scene is of Brad Pitt, this is a close-up mid angle to show the emotion in his face, as well capture him holding the gun up. The music is very tense to hold suspense. The scene is very desolate and blank to show the cold and for coming scene is going to be grim.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1giVzxyoclE#t=232s

This then moves onto Morgan Freeman, which is a shot reversed shot. The camera angle is looking up at Morgan Freeman and is still, this is to show that he has power and how he can influence Brad Pitts decision.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1giVzxyoclE#t=233s

The camera then goes back to Brad Pitt which is a close-up again. This is to show the emotion still, how angry he and how is going to have vengeance as the consequence of anger. The camera pans with his face while he bends over with being upset. The music in the background, starts off slow then increases in pitch and volume. This is to show how something is about to happen, and preparing for something dramatic  The camera is also quite jolty trying to represent its being filmed through the eye sight of Kevin Spacey. 

In this scene, the clip is edited so that brad pits wife is shown for about half a second as a still picture. This is to try represent him having a flash back, thinking of her. Is it really worth killing him for her. The camera then focuses on him holding up the gun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1giVzxyoclE#t=236s

This is then a shot reverse shot from Brad Pitt To Kevin Spacey at a mid angle, it shows the relationship between them, and how he has a huge decision with his life. The camera is an extreme-closeup to show the facial expressions and emotion in Kevin Spacey face. He then closes his eyes and moves onto the next clip. The sound is very tense still gradually building up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1giVzxyoclE#t=240s

The camera then is far out in an extreme-long mid angle shot to capture the whole scene, how Kevin Spacey is on his knees and how Brad Pit has the authority and power. This captures the whole scene aswell which shows the grim deralict background, which relates to the upcoming death.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1giVzxyoclE#t=241s

The camera then quickly moves to an extreme-close up of the gun which Brad Pit is holding. This shows the bullet shot he takes at Kevin. The sound of the gun is played while on this close-up to exaggerated the gun shot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1giVzxyoclE#t=241s

It then goes back to the extreme-longshot where Kevin Spacey has just been shot and falls over. The music is still playing in the background to show that there is still tense and anger amoung them as he just did the final sin of which is "wrath".  The blood is edited in after, to make it look more realistic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1giVzxyoclE#t=242s

The clip then moves to a close up of inside the helicopter, showing the characters inside. The camera is very jolty to reprisent the feal of being inside the helicopter and also the quick movements of them reacting to Brad Pitt shooting Kevin Spacey. The sound is focused on the noise of the helicopter, and also the radio of the police.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1giVzxyoclE#t=244s

The camera then moves to a low angle long shot, trying to reprisent through the sight of Kevin Spacey. The camera is focused on Brad Pitt shooting him repetidly again. The clip is edited with muzzle flashes and gun shot sounds. The music is still playing to create suspense.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1giVzxyoclE#t=246s

The next clip is of Morgan Freeman, with a low angle shot looking up a him. This is a close-up shot to show the emotion in his face how he is dissapointed and devastaed of what Brad Pitt just did. The gun shot sounds are still going on in the background which connects them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1giVzxyoclE#t=250s

Then is goes to a long shot mid angle of both Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman to show that there relationship is still their even after what he has just done. The camera isn't still and moves about slowly to try show the exhilerating and shock of what he just did.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1giVzxyoclE#t=255s