How does the opening engage/create interest for the audience?
This is probably my favorite out of the 3 films i am deconstructing , this is because it is the most engrossing and more interesting opening out of the 3. It starts off with the opening titles and a man holding a photograph, and he is waiting for it to dry, but then you realize that its in rewind and he has killed a man and its going back in time to when it started, this straight away draws anyone into the movie because you want to now what is going on and its a good hook for the movie and the audience.
Does it establish characters? How?
The main character is introduced very quickly unlike the other films, the first thing we see of him is holding a photograph and then the movie rewinds to where he shoots another man, but we don't know who the two men are till later on through the movie, by the looks of things the man that shoots the other man, has a type of amnesia because he has to write everything down that he needs to remember, there is one scene where he has a sticky note on his leg and it says "shave" so this is a strange way of letting us know who he is.
Does the opening introduce themes, mood or story/narrative? How?
The opening of the movie straight away shows mystery and enigma, and this has a gloomy mood on the movie in my opinion, then after a couple of seconds the movie rewinds and you see that he has shot a man and killed him, this then gives us the impression that murder is a big part of the movie, and so tension is with you throughout the movie. Also the narrative is used when he is mumbling to himself about what to do and asking himself numerous questions.
How are the opening titles displayed?
The opening titles of the movie are very simple yet very effective, they are blue writing and a video clip of the man looking at a photograph and waving it so he can see it better.
How is enigma established?
Enigma plays a big part in this movie, this is shown very early on where he shoots a man, and then it rewinds, and he is in a room talking to himself and just mumbling to himself and, in my opinion i find that quite weird and this gives mystery and enigma because you don't understand the story line as of yet. This is done by not giving any information about the main character away, and so leads you on to a mystery or an enigma.
Mise-en-scene
There was the props used for the movie which were the gun, the blood and the set location which plays a big part in this movie and, helps with the enigma that is trying to be perceived.
Use of soundtrack
The use of the soundtrack really aids the fact that the mystery is there, this is because the soundtrack is asynchronous which means the tone goes up and then suddenly drops down again and this gives a gloomy effect.
Use of diegetic sound
Diegetic sound is the audio within the movie scene so the sound of the gun shot is part of the scene and so is known as diegetic sound.
Editing & Special Effects
There is a few special effects used such as the muzzle flair from the handgun when shot which can be created vie Sony Vegas and is a good effect to use for the interest of the audience, and the blood splatter could be another effect used as well. The editing is really just cutting and connecting different shots together.
Camera Shots
The first shot we see in the movie is a point of view shot, where he is looking at the photograph during the title opening, which shows that we are looking from that mans point of view, and engrosses you into the movie more than just a long shot. At the beginning of the movie we have allot of close ups and extreme close ups, this is done, so its like a crime scene and there are people taking pictures as it where, and this gives a different perspective of the movies opening, and these close up shots on each part of the crime scene which makes it more apparent that someone has been killed.
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