double indemnity( Billy Wilder,1944,US)

How the setting/ location is revealed:

the setting and location is very easy to see, it is night time in a city, the Mise en scene is that you can see street lights on and that it's dark due to the time of day. This is a good setting for a thriller as night and dark places are mysterious and are stereo-typed as dangerous so it has the audience on edge, and also has them wanting more.


Costumes and props:

The man in the opening sequence is wearing a coat and hat which covers which disguises him , the audience don’t get a proper glimpse of him him properly until he is in the office, this makes him seem mysterious and has the audience asking questions about his actions.

Interesting camera work:

There is very well prosecuted and interesting editing of the transition from the opening titles to the opening of the film. The audience can see the silhouette of the man and it has filled up most of the screen and then it fades into the film, this is affective as it makes the man seem important so the audience want to find out who he is and why he is an important character.

Title and font style:

The titles are interesting because they go up over a silhouette of a man on crunches coming towards the screen and the font is very simple although affective, this is affective as it doesn’t reveal too much and is very mysterious which is what you would want from a thriller, the audience start asking questions.

Story - how the opening sets it up:

The scene when the man records what he has done, sets up the story as he reveals that he has killed a man which is important as it's letting the audience know information about the character and gets the audience on edge and asking questions like; 'why did he kill someone?', 'who did he kill?'

Genre-how the opening suggests it:

the opening sequence doesn't give away too much information or clues about the story which keeps the audience interested and wanting to know more, there are lots of shots from behind the main character which make the audience question who he is and why we are following this character, what did he do to become this important in the story.

How characters are introduced:

firstly the man is driving at a rapid speed which gives the audience a glimpse of how he is urgently trying to get somewhere, the audience find out it's a man when he gets out of his care and follow him into a building, waiting to find out what he is doing there and who he is; this in turn keeps the audience on the edge of their seats. The main character is presented as very mysterious his costume covering him and the camera following him from behind.

Sound:

Frantic music playing whilst the car is driving fast makes it seem urgent that the person gets to where they are going as it goes with what we are seeing on the screen. It helps show the genre of the thriller as it makes the audience more interested wanting to know what is going to happen when the person gets to the destination and why it's so important.