Micro elements

•  Mise-en-scene
• Cinematography
• Editing
• Sound

 

Lighting

In Seven the use of lighting keeps the audience on edge and even in the happier scenes they are still relatively dark and dull. In this scene they are having a meal and they are laughing but it isn’t a bright scene and this reminds the audience that there is still darkness in the film and this is just a small distraction.

Seven :David Fincher (1995)

 

Set design

In the Zodiac, a lot of the film is shot inside the newspapers office where the 2 main characters work, I like how the film is focused on the paper rather then the police station like most murder related films. Also in the office there are papers scattered everywhere showing the chaos of the situation. During the scenes in the office the audience can be at ease knowing this is the safe environment and then it will skip to another murder scene

David Fincher

 

Costume

Alice wears a dress throughout most of the film which gives her a sense of vulnerability and allows the audience to sympathies for her.

Tim Burton