Original analysis of Se7en

I have looked at the opening title sequence and the end credits of the 1995 film se7en; this is my analysis from what I have read and watched about the opening title sequence. I have included the relevant links below:
http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/se7en/
http://letterboxd.com/film/se7en/reviews/by/activity/

What conventions of an opening title sequence are being met in the opening title sequence of se7en?

This opening title sequence does include key conventions of opening title sequences such as; showing which production company was used, in this case New line cinema (See image 1), credits such as producer (See image 2), director (See image 3) and  the major actors/actresses in the film (See images 4 & 5), the title of the film (See image 6), music (See image 7), and other major crew members, as well as significant elements such as the note-books which set the atmosphere (See image 8), and a prelude (although this hasn't been expressed in the video i have read in the information below that a prelude was shown before the opening title sequence).

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What conventions of an opening title sequence are being challenged?

The elements of the opening title sequence of se7en that are challenged are; on the special effect side of things, the opening title sequence was put together by hand rather than through digital editing which was common at the time "Cooper and his team opted to assemble the majority of the sequence by hand, giving it an analog warmth and randomness which may have otherwise been cheapened by digital effects. " This shows the emphasis on how the opening title sequence is important since a lot of time and effort has been put in to create it to perfection. Also the opening title sequence chosen is without full appearance of the characters only a hand and important props, leading to mystery and deep thought.


."the opening sequence is considered one of the most innovative of its era". Discuss how true you think this statement is (max 200 words) using at least one quote:

Over time this opening title sequence has been reviewed as a radical opening title sequence, receiving reviews such as "90% of horror films nowadays get no where near as creepy or lurid as even the credit sequence of Seven." and "Seven without a doubt has not only one of the best opening credits, but one of the best endings in any film." These reviews reveal the impact on not only the past 18 years but the present day too. Since all of the quoted reviews from http://letterboxd.com/film/se7en/reviews/by/activity/ I have used are from the year 2013. It is also referred to on http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/se7en/  as an influential Opening title sequence "its impact on the title industry is still felt almost two decades on, both as a legacy and in the countless knock-offs it has inspired over the years" This quote indicates that many people used intertextuality as a form of paying their respects to this title sequence.