Group 2

'USUAL SUSPECTS'





In the first video (the opening credits), we can see there is water flowing which sets the scene at sea.

In the second video (the opening scene), the first shot is of a hand lighting a match. Fire and the name 'kaiser' are associated with the devil which shows this film is going to be sinister.

Furthermore the killer in this scene is wearing a black overall which again sets up this character to be evry dark and sinister. It also sets up the theme of the film as murder as there is a murder straight away.

The sound in this scene is very effective as we hear violins which sets a sombre mood for the film. Also violin music has connotations with the mafia which again, relates back to the theme of murder.

Also lighting is used effectively in this opening scene as there are lots of shadows and it is very dark and mysterious. This shows us the film itself will be very dark and mysterious and that we will have to look hard to find out what is actually going on.

Bradley x