The film is directed by David Fincher who also directed Fight Club.
This is probably one of the best title sequences i have seen it begins in a very dark room with a metronome clicking at a very slow tempo we have the camera switching from the metronome to the man who is laid in bed, the room is very dimly lit. There is a thunderclap and the shots go to the actors names one by one between pictures of what appears to be a person cutting their fingertips off. Nothing is definite in the title sequence and it causes the viewer to think, the confusion intrigues them. The title sequence is very long and the score seams to speed up as well as the speed of each shot. It is also very detailed, it even mentions the composer of the score, casting and costume.
A factor which is very interesting is that the title sequence does not mention the serial killer and main character John Doe played by Kevin Spacey. This seams to heighten the mystery of the murders of the film, this shows us that it could be a good idea to leave main characters out of the title sequence to create the effect of mystery.
Seven uses quite complicated title sequen
ces.
Simpler sequences have been used by movies such as Pulp Fiction. The opening scene stops at a freeze or snapshot and then the titles come on over black. First it mentions the production companies and director. Then the title of the film "Pulp Fiction," rises slowly in large letters from the bottom of the screen.
It halts as it takes
up the middle and starts to decrease in size as the actors names come one by one in whit
e over the decreasing title. What is most important about these titles is the music, the title song
Dick Dales version of Misirlou is played through the opening titles and helped make the film iconic.
Here is a link to the titles of Pulp Fiction, shown on youtube.
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