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SHOT TYPES AND CAMERA ANGLES.A lot of close up shots a e use! th ou"houtthe ope#$#" t$tle se%ue#ce of the &l' SE7EN.

The e(ect of close up shots that $t lea)es the)$e*e $# suspe#se. + o' a close up shot *eca##ot see 'uch else that $s "o$#" o# $# the,ac-" ou#! so the )$e*e $s left $# suspe#sea#! *o#!e s *hat else $s happe#$#". Th$sa!!s to the th $lle feel of the &l' ,ecause ofho* fast pace the ope#$#" se%ue#ce $s "o$#".

Th$s a!!s to the c eep$#ess as all the shotsa e o)e )e %u$c-l a#! -e aspects a efocuse! o# fo alo#" pe $o! of t$'e *h$chcoul! lea! to the )$e*e ,e$#" a,$t co#fuse!.We ca# see the all of the close up shots *e eta-e# f o' the )$lla$#s po$#t of )$e* *h$ch

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A/DIO.

Th ou"hout the t$tle se%ue#ce #o# !$e"et$c 'us$c $s use!. No# !$e"et$c 'ea#s the sou ce that the'us$c $s co'$#" f o' $s #ot )$s$,le o# the sc ee#. The 'us$c $s )e sc atch a#! h$"h p$tch *h$ch'a-es $t sou#! a lot l$-e a pe# sc atch$#" #o$se. The "e# e $s esta,l$she! , the sou#!. The sou#!of the t$tle se%ue#ce $s ' ste $ous a#! )e *$th! a*# f o' !eta$l. Th$s a!!s a hoo-$#" se#se tothe th $lle &l'. The sou#!$#" of the ,ac-" ou#! "$)es ou so'e -#o*le!"e $#to the t$tle se%ue#ceas the at'osphe e a!!s suspe#se. The 0$c-e $#" $'a"es lea)es ou $# co#fus$o# as $t $s u#clea*hat $s o# the sc ee#. The #o#1!$e"et$c 'us$c a!!s to the o)e all "oth$c a#! !a - at'osphe e ofthe t$tle se%ue#ce.

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EDITING. The e!$t$#" of the t$tle se%ue#ce fo the th $lle &l' Se7e# $s e!$te! $# a )ecle)e *a . It $s )e sho t a#! s#app *h$ch 'a-es the )$e*e feel )eco#fuse! a#! !$so $e#tate!. Th$s t$tle se%ue#ce also 'a-e up of a lot of %u$c-0ashes. These %u$c- 0ashes ca# co##ote l$fe 0ash$#" ,efo e so'eo#e2s e es.

The *hole t$tle se%ue#ce $s $# ,lac- a#! *h$te. Th$s ,lac- a#! *h$te the'eth ou"hout coul! s$"#$f the u#!e l $#" !a - a#! u#e'ot$o#al #a at$)e. The ea e occas$o#al 0ashes of e! that coul! $'pl so'eth$#" of " eate !a -#esscoul! happe# late . Re! ofte# co##otes 3loo! a#! !a#"e . All the shots a e

e!$te! o#to a ,lac- ,ac-" ou#!. Th$s $s e(ect$)e ,ecause $t !oes#4t ta-e a*af o' the !eta$le! $'a"e . The e a e also so'e D$ssol)e se%ue#ces as pa t ofthe e!$t$#" tech#$%ue. Th$s "$)es us the $'p ess$o# that the co#te5t o" the#a at$)e $s u#clea a#! lac- !eta$l.