Kyle Cooper - SE7EN opening title sequence: ANALYSIS

In the opening sequence to se7en, Kyle cooper uses very eerie music with high pitched record scratch sounds which are very unsettling and set an eerie atmosphere. Kyle cooper really does manage to introduce the viewer into the story of the film without giving to much away in a very intelligent way. There are small actions that really open the story by teasing the audience with different clips introducing them to the film without giving too much away.
The credits and names of the actors are all relatively small regardless of the fact that they are big names such as Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt. I think that this is so that it does not distract the viewer from what is actually going on in the sequence.
Instances like when the man is cutting the skin from his fingers hints at the fact he is doing this to remove his identity so that he does not leave fingerprints. Other things like when the boys face is being scribbled on with a black marker, show that the man in this opening sequence obviously has bad intentions etc.
In conclusion, I like the way that Kyle Cooper has designed this opening sequence to introduce the audience without giving to much away.