Seven (stylized as Se7en) is a 1995 American thriller film. The story revolves around two police detectives becoming deeply involved in a case of a series of sadistic murders. Each murder corresponds to one of the seven deadly sins including Envy, Wrath, Greed, Gluttony, Pride, Lust and Sloth.
Through out the opening sequence of Se7en, viewers are only able to see a pair of hands that is continuously writing, cutting and crafting. This creates a sense of mystery as the audiences are unable to see the character's face. The entire opening sequence is very rough and raw. Continuity editing is used to keep both the pace and tension as high as possible.
● Strangulation Gesture
The bird’s eye view of a pair of hands is drawn and shown in clear detail; viewers can clearly see the detail of the pair of hands such as his veins, this correlates to the implication of strangulation along with the actual gesture of the hand which implicates violence.
● Attempt to hide his identity?
The fact that the mystery character is using a razor to peel the skin off his fingertip creates a shocking response from the viewer. This suggests that the character may be a criminal, perhaps trying to hide his identity by stripping away his fingerprint. 
● Eliminating target?
This shot suggest that this may be a victim or a target victim of the mystery character as he uses a marker pen to cross out his face. This implies to the viewer that the character may want to eliminate him by the gesture of defacing the image. 
●Connotes to blood (murder)
The shot is saturated in red photography chemical, this connotes to blood, suggesting murder and violence which creates tension and suspense.
The opening sequence uses non diegetic sound to engage the audience by creating tension using white noises and creaky instrumentations such as an old vinyl scratching. These sounds are deliberately used to make viewers feel uneasy and uncomfortable.
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