Analysis - Inception

At the beginning of the opening sequence, we see some rough waves crashing against some rocks slightly in slow motion. The diegetic sound shows us that it is very windy and rough in the sea. A few seconds later, we see a close up of a man, Cobb, laying down on the shore with his eyes closed as he is surrounded by shallow water. This automatically raises questions for the spectator like where is he and why is he there?

The next shot we see is of a young boy throwing sand behind him. The shot after this shows Cobb in the sea looking up towards the child, and this shot reverse shot carries on as we see the young boy again in the next shot, but this time with a young girl running towards him. All of these shots are filmed in slow motion once again, which could signal some kind of memory of his as he rests his head back into the sand and slowly closes his eyes again. It looks like his finger is trying to point or reach out to them, which reinforces the idea of a memory.


 The shot we see after this is a close up of his back, but with a firearm pointed in his direction and eventually prodding him with it a few times, possibly to check if Cobb is alive or conscious. The camera cuts to a shot of the man, which shows his torso covered in body armour and a baseball cap with a logo on the front. This costume suggests that this person is part of an army or force. This shot it also taken at a low angle, which implies that he is of a high social class, power or status. The shot cuts back to Cobb's back, this time with the firearm lifting up the back of his top, revealing a pistol tucked in the back of his trousers. After seeing this, the armed man straight away calls out to another person in a different language; even though the spectator may not know what exactly he is saying, we can tell from his voice that whatever he is saying, it is stern and strict. We then see an extreme longshot of a man in the distance, obviously the one he was calling out to, walking towards an oriental looking building after hearing his words.

 





The next setting is inside of what we assume is the building we saw on the beach. The camera slowly zooms in through a pair of open double doors, signifying the importance of this room. There is a man sitting down on a black chair at a table facing away from the camera with two guards either side of him. This restricted narration increases the curiosity of who these people are and why is this important. One of the guards says, "He was delirious. But asked for you by name. Show him." At this point, the other guard walks up to the man and presents the pistol that was in the back of Cobb's trousers. The camera is cut to a medium close up of the man in the chair, but still from behind so we are unable to see his face. "He was carrying nothing but this" (the guard presents the pistol and the man in the chair reaches out to a wine glass in front of him) "...and this." This is where the guard puts a very small object on the table which looks like a metal top spin toy. This strangely shaped object is clearly very important, perhaps even personal, to this man as he stops reaching for the glass and slowly pulls his hand back as he looks at it.


The next shot is a shot outside of the room again, facing inwards on the open double doors, but this time Cobb is being dragged in by two guards. The camera cuts to a close up of a bowl with food inside, slowly moving upwards revealing him eating it. An over the shoulder shot is shown over Cobb's shoulder facing the the man in the chair. The focus pull still does not let the spectator see any detail on the man in the black chair's face which continues the enigma of who exactly this person is and what business he has. The focus pull then quickly swaps, revealing the man's face as he asks, "are you here to kill me?" As he says this, Cobb suddenly stops eating as if he has to think about the answer. The camera cuts to a close up of the man's hand and the items on the table as he reaches towards the small spinning top, picks it up and looks at it intently while he says, "I know what this is. I've seen one before many many years ago. It belonged to a man I met in a half-remembered dream. A man possessed of radical notions." The man slowly moves his head up as he says this, looking at Cobb. This shot reverse shot goes back to Cobb, who also lifts his head up, taking in what this man said as if he knew exactly what he was talking about. Even though Cobb asked to see this man specifically, we do not know if these two characters have met before, but because Cobb had this spinning top in his possession, it could suggest that Cobb is the man he met in the dream whether he is aware of it or not. 

Naomi's 'Brighton Rock' analysis

Brighton Rock
(own thriller film clip)

 

 

In the beginning of Brighton Rock, the viewer’s hear the ambience sound, with many non-diegetic sounds, which could have been used to scare the audience to let them know this, is a thriller film and because the scene is set at the sea you ghostly fog creates a dark mood for the audience.  There are no characters, fog horns and the faint sound of water running this makes the viewer feel like they are alone and vulnerable.

In the next shot, there is a ringing phone; the room which it is in doesn’t look like anyone takes care of it very much and it is now very run down and almost has a look of it being abandoned, although the ringing of the phone shows us that someone obviously does live here. The sound of the phone gets louder as we get closer to it. In the next shot the viewer sees a close up shot of a man in a phone box, he is breathing rather quite heavily, this could show that he has been running and that he really need to talk to someone quickly; but the viewer can clarify this when the diegetic dialogue says “come on!” “Pick up the phone” ,“get off the fucking sofa”

 

We next hear him say “I need the boys round here”, we next see through an extreme long shot  two figures appear from the fog in the far distance running , the fog is used to create mystery throughout the scene as we don’t know what’s coming next. The man in the phone box then sees the two figures of men and starts to run; this implies that they are in fact the danger which he needs escape from. After a cut see another man pulling out a knife or blade of some kind.

Then man who is on the run then pulls out his own blade or knife, and starts waving about with it shown in an meduim long shot, the man starts to throw his hat and take off his coat, this implies that he is ready to fight and it trying to distract each person who is after them, but I think the audience realises that he isnt going to get very far by himself and almost wishes someone would come and save him, from the horror hes in. the dark lighing makes it hard to see who the man is actually fighting and this once again creates mystery and an thriller type of film.

 

Naomi's 'Usual Suspects' analysis

Usual Suspects

 

During the opening of Usual Suspects, there are many different techniques of MES that help to create the visual style of a thriller. We see a person light up a whole box of matches, smoke a cigarette and drop the matches onto a line of petrol.

The camera work is used to create restricted narration, this is done be blocking and camera positioning that hides the main antagonists face and identity therefore creating suspense and enigma, which is crucial for thriller genre. Another example of when camera work helps to create mystery is the use of extreme close ups which narrows what the spectator can see once again creating restricted narration.

 

 

Enigma is created by the use of lighting; this is through low key lighting which only reveals parts of the characters identity and the location they are in. The lighting is also used to create silhouettes of the main antagonists thus hiding his identity. The use of the lack of light is also helpful in this clip to create mystery and suspense due to the fact it can create fear and hide parts of the frame from the spectator which creates suspense and restricted narration. His only lines are 'How are you doing, kid?', 'Ready?', and '12:30'.

The characters costumes in this opening scene follow the iconography and the conventions of the thriller genre, this is because if the antagonists dark restrictive clothing such as his hat and coat, which help to hide his identity as well as making it clear to the spectator that this is a thriller film. The props used by the characters also helps to reflect a thriller genre, the use of the gun is typical for thrillers and in this scene it is shown in a close up which hides the character holding the gun and focusing our attention on the weapon.

 

 

Naomi's 'Pulp Fiction' analysis

Pulp Fiction 

The shots in Pulp Fiction are very varied, with use of two shots, close-ups and over the shoulder shots. 

Particularly the close-ups are very ambiguous as it is much closer than it is be deemed should be; we see a close up of the waitresses face at a very odd closeness. This is done to show the spectator the expression of the waitress and perhaps allow us to get close to her - both literally and metaphorically - in preparation for what is soon to follow; it could also have been used to pull all the focus into her distracting the viewer and the man and women in the café from what they are talking about.  

 

 

 

 

 

The entirety of this extract is shot in a cafe/diner setting and many props are used to suggest this, such as the coffee cups and jug, this setting could’ve been used to be quite secretive or more of a social place to chat to each other. Although these props are used to create a typical diner setting the atmosphere is soon opposed by use of guns towards the end. Guns are iconographic of a thriller film and along with the cigarettes, it creates a thriller mood. Both of the characters look really differently and their characteristics are opposite to each other, for example to women is sitting upright on the chair wearing a purple/brown t-shirt with a necklace and is wearing a skirt and seems to have more manners compared to the man opposite her; he wears a black t-shirt with a loose open Hawaiian shirt over the open and jeans, he is much more relaxed and slouches or leans against the window next to him, while smoking a cigarette.    

 

Throughout the whole of the extract only diegetic sound is used, this creates a relaxed and casual ambience perhaps to allow the spectator to forget the film is of a thriller genre. Until the end when music begins, the sound is very contrapuntal to the thriller genre, although parallel to the setting. However, when the music does begin at the end it creates tension, adding to the essence of the thriller aspect.

Many techniques are used within this opening with one most successful technique being match on actions, which is used with the waitress pouring the coffee and when the two characters kiss.

      

Analysis - Ocean's Eleven

In the beginning 26 seconds of the sequence, we can hear a male voice shouting to some other people to "open gate two" and "face the wall". Straight away, we can tell by the stern tone in his voice and the words he uses that this man is some kind of guard in a prison as we can hear marching in the background, keys jangling and metal gates clanging as they open up.

The camera fades from black to a darkly lit room with a single chair in the frame. The diegetic sound that is footsteps come into earshot as a man, Danny Ocean, comes into frame and sits down. He is wearing slightly grey clothing, which shows the spectator that he is a prisoner in this prison. His body language as he sits down suggests that he is confident in this situation he is in now as he sits with his legs slightly open, leaning back on the chair and is holding his hands contently together. An offscreen voice states that the reason he has been brought to this room is to determine whether or not he is likely to break the law again if he was released. This sparks the spectator's attention and gives them a chance to think about why he was arrested in the first place, and why they are willing to release him. The same offscreen voice then states that this man has been involved in several frauds in the past, though never charged for them. Danny repeats what she said about him never being charged for these frauds confidently and smoothly, as if he knows he will be released in the end.

A few more lines of dialogue is exchanged between Danny and the two interviewers/guards before one of them asks him, "what do you think you would do if released?" As these words are spoken, the camera cuts to a close up of Danny, which is the first time the camera shot size has changed in this whole beginning, which shows us that he is thinking carefully about what he is about to say, or even perhaps he is scheming something else already. As she finishes her sentence, Danny says nothing and just looks at the two of the interviewers with no obvious expressions on his face, hiding his thoughts and making himself unreadable.

Analysis - The Strangers

At the beginning of the opening sequence of The Strangers (2008), we see the film credits which include the producers and directors. After these have passed, three slides of text appear saying, “What you are about to see is inspired by true events. According to the FBI, there are an estimated 1.4 million violent crimes in America each year. On the night of February 11, 2005, Kristen McKay and James Hoyt left a friend’s wedding reception and returned to the Hoyt family’s summer home. The brutal events that took place there are still not entirely known.” All of this is written in dark yellow writing with a slight bit of pink underneath on a black background. A male’s voice is heard reading the text as it appears on the screen before fading to black each time. Even though the yellow writing stands out on the black background, yellow, pink and black are not colours you would necessarily put with one another which could even be unsettling to look at or read yourself. This could then symbolise the unsettling nature of the rest of the film.

By saying “inspired by true events” and “there are an estimated 1.4 million violent rimes in America each year”, the fear is increased in the spectator before the film has even started as we are being told that something very similar has happened before which may not seem too uncommon due to the statistics given. The beginning of the story is told of Kristen McKay and James Hoyt. This piece of text explains that these two people are people are coming back from an event, as many people do, which is also saying that there is nothing special about these two characters; they just live a normal life. The spectator then gets the idea that this “brutal” situation could happen to anyone, including themselves, as Kristen and James were not said to be targeted for a particular reason.

As the final piece of text fades to black, the engine of a car is heard turning on. The screen stays black for a few seconds as the eerie non-diegetic sound begins and plays against the car engine. The camera fades from black to a couple of houses passing from right to left. This could be seen as a point of view shot as the camerawork is uneven, due to being in the car we heard earlier. After a few seconds of seeing the houses, it slowly fades back to black for about 2 seconds. This happens seven times in total, all of which are not in normal speed, but in slow motion. As we see more shots of houses, the lighting outside gets darker as it turns to night time, which is often the seen as the perfect time of day for the scenarios which happen in thrillers.

As the camera fades to black a final time, we hear a woman on a telephone asking, “911, what’s your emergency?” Another person is heard on the other side of the call, not saying anything but breathing quickly and heavily, as if she is out of breath from running from something or someone. This then grabs the spectator’s attention and their curiosity increases as to why she is breathing like this and adds enigma to why she is calling emergency services. The woman then repeats the line, “911, what’s your emergency? Are you there?” Again, more of the other woman’s breathing is heard before she says, “the-there are people here” The stuttering and shakiness in her voice confirm that she is indeed running or hiding from intruders. As this line is said, the screen cuts from black to the front of a car with the glass smashed; the hole in the glass almost looks like a heart. Romance is the complete contrast of the situation that this woman is in which leaves a disturbing atmosphere for the spectator. The camera moves slowly from left to right, revealing two young boys looking towards the camera, standing inside the hole in the distance.

This telephone call turns into non-diegetic sound as the boys cannot hear this because we can tell that this is the outcome of the woman’s situation. As the call continues with the woman giving the emergency services her details, the two boys are shown walking in through the open doors of the house. The next shot shows a record player playing but with no sound coming out as it is at the end of the record. This suggests that the owners had no time to turn it off due to their circumstances as if it was the least important worry of theirs. The next few shots show a ring box on the floor surrounded by flower petals, a knife half covered in blood, a bloody stain on the wall, and a firearm on a kitchen counter. These are all shot with handheld cameras as if we are the boys seeing this setting. The ring and petals suggest that the two characters mentioned were going to have a romantic night, but the camera quickly cuts to some disturbing props, making the spectator forget all about the happiness that had once been. The camera then cuts to black, with the woman’s voice echoing, “There’s blood everywhere.” The little detail given to the spectator makes them curious and increases their interest in this couple’s situation.

Ella: Thriller Opening Analysis - 'Devil'

The film starts with a quote which fades in and out. This quote gives the spectator some indication  of what they are about to see in the rest of the film, and as this quote mentions the devil. The quote also is religious iconography of the thriller genre. The fade of this quote queues a voiceover which mentions death. It fits in with thriller mood creating an enigma as we are unsure who is speaking as they aren't shown, it also foreshadows the events of the film. As the voiceover begins we hear quiet high pitched string music underneath. This music builds in a crescendo as the voiceover continues, building up the tension eventually climaxing as it suddenly cuts with a loud drum beat changing the soundtrack to a fast paced and a beat which reoccurs. We then go to some credits whilst panning over the whole of Philadelphia shot upside-down, being shot upside down is confusing & disorientating for the viewer which establishes the thriller mood and immediately makes them feel unsettled. The way the camera starts to move could suggest that we are following the ‘devil’ earlier mentioned, as it twists and turns across the city in the sky and goes into the building through the pipes. It is unnatural and creates an uneasy feel. 

We are then being taken inside a building - tracking across the floor, panning upwards with the voiceover continuing over the loud soundtrack with an eerie atmosphere. The panning is quite slow which adds to the disorientation we feel having tracked across the floor. Initial setting appears to be in some sort of office building which we can tell from the tiled floors, huge windows and metallic-looking walls. We are then only introduced visibly to one male character, he is wearing blue overall and begins to polish the floor which would suggest he is a cleaner of some description. There is no obvious connection or suggestion between him and the voiceover, implying the cleaner is not the person speaking. The setting is an everyday scene, an office, which creates a sense of normality for the spectator. That is until we see a second character who has presumably jumped, land o

n the top of the truck in the background. This is almost humorous as the cleaner appears to have no idea  what is going on, however the loud and sudden bang he makes on impact is most likely going to shock the viewer and make them jump. It is unexpected and makes the sequence interesting, creating an enigma for the spectator of who has jumped and why? The suicide has a connection voiceover as he states “it always starts the same, with a suicide”  This connotes to the spectator that the voiceover is speaking of an experience he has already been through and furthermore that what he has been talking about it a genuine story and most likely what the film is going to go on to depict.

Ella: Thriller Opening Analysis - 'The Disappearance of Alice Creed'

At the start of the sequence, as two male characters are stealing a van the music builds up in speed and volume which suggests they are building up to a climatic moment. The music is still consistent when they have broken into the van connoting this isn't the end to their criminal activities. The camera isn’t fully focused on the van as it tracks passed them; this may suggest that they were unnoticed and will be successful in their crime. 

  

We then see shots in the supermarket mainly from a low angle which conveying that they are the ones in power and the antagonists. They select various props such as a drill and a saw. These are generic conventions of the thriller genre and this implies to the audience that they are dangerous characters with weaponry.

We see various shots of a flat then them enter the flat with the items they have just purchased. Theres a shot of a kitchen, the kitchen’s mise en scene suggests that this is a normal household. However Compared with a pan shot of the bedroom’s decor straight after, it emphasises the bedroom making it appear suspicious, run down and evil. The camera slowly panning around the different areas of the flat suggests that it will become of importance to the film. We see the two male characters preparing the bedroom, they sound  proof the walls and block up the windows, creating an enigma as the spectator would wonder why they are doing this?

The camera tracks down a line of props, it implies to the spectator that a kidnapping may occur as the props included, hand cuffs, balaclava, duct tape and a bag etc typical of a film kidnap/crime kit. The props are again generic conventions of the thriller genre, the gun included.  

The male characters appear mechanical, they are doing everything precisely and calmly which appears disturbing for the spectator. They even stop for lunch. We see one male help the other with this tie, this small action portrays to the audience that this is the dominant male, also suggested by his general behaviour.  He is always leading whilst the other male  follows. For example when they buy the foam for the walls, we see the older more dominant male do it first then the younger male does the same. Both their facial expressions are very serious and plain throughout the sequence, showing no emotion and there is no dialogue between them, just body language interaction. 

Theres a wide variety of shots used in this opening, as it includes a lot of pans and tracking shots its moving around which could suggest that the spectator is looking into a subjective window, showing only props and objects which may play importance. 

The opening of ‘The Disappearance Of Alice Creed’ definitely uses Todorov's theory where the scene starts out with a sense of realism as the setting looks normal and the characters seem to be only petty criminals however as it unravels the disruption is they are going to commit a kidnapping which they have planned out over some time. The opening creates lots of enigmas inciting the spectator to finish the film as it gives little answers. The reasoning behind why they are committing the kidnapping isn't clear but their intentions to kidnap are. There are a lot of signs that this is a thriller by mainly using Mise En Scene such as dark lighting, generic props such as guns and moody serious antagonist performances. Also sound climatic dramatic atmosphere music.

Ella: Thriller Opening Analysis - 'Lovely Bones'

At the start of the sequence, there is a non diegetic voice over, where a girl describes the memories of her childhood as they are being shown. This connotes to the audience that this is a flashback as she speaks in the past tense and says the phrase "I remember when". 

Then theres a repeated shot of a snow globe. The clip keeps on cutting to the snow globe which may connote its significance in the film, or something linked to the object. The overall atmosphere of the opening is happy, and care free, which is the opposite of an expected thriller film. Therefore this foreshadows negative events that may happen later. The location is also seen to be realistic (like  zodiac) which may make the audience feel more on edge as the thriller action is not predictable. This may also imply that anything can happen to anyone, making the film seem even more realistic. A music track is added to creating more depth to the opening. At first the music is instrumental and sounds childish. This correlates with the child playing at the time, but is contrapuntal from the thriller genre.

The camera keeps on cutting to the snow globe this which highlights its' importance. It is unknown to the audience why at this stage, but this engages the audience as they question its' presence. This then forces them to continue watching, therefore making it a successful opening. The lighting is bright and high key. Red head lamps and fill lighting is most likely used to eliminate shadows and to brighten the scene. This gives the scene a positive and happy feel. There is also eye line match where the child looks at the snow globe LS, and then the next shot denotes a closeup of the snow globe. This allows the audience to easily know what she is looking at, but it also links the two together (showing her interest for the object). The sequence seems to give a more saturated colour. This adds to the pleasant atmosphere in the film. This is unusual of thriller films, so its almost definite that the mood will change later in the film. 

After the child walks up to the snow globe, the next shot is a closeup: this allows the audience to read her facial expressions while the voice over describes her memories of the moment. This gives the audience the most information about the situation as possible. The shot also has a shallow depth of field, to focus the audiences attention only on the globe. There is also diegetic dialogue as the father and child speak. This allows the audience to understand what is happening in the scene. When the snow globe is shaken theres a non-diegetic foley where a sparking and magical sound is heard. This may imply how the child thought that the penguin inside the snow globe was real. 

Later in the opening, a shot of two people in a bedroom is filmed. At first it is hard to find out who they are, but after the camera pans to a picture of the child next to the bed, it become obvious that the people are her parents. The next shot then tilts down from the wall above the bed which denotes picture frames of a child's drawing, after showing the parents again, the camera then pans to the edge of the bed again. But this time the picture of the child is older, therefore connoting that time has passed. This flashforward where the scene cuts to a new scene 12 years later. Is denoted by text on the screen saying "Twelve years later..". This reveals to the audience the time change with is then shown through the change in photo frames by the bed. The soundtrack changes to a rock/pop track with a high tempo as the location changes to the parents bedroom. This change in soundtrack helps to highlight the change in location and time, but it also fits better with the events in the scene (continuing the nursery rhyme music would of not fitted the scene). Both the soundtracks do not fit with the stereotypical thriller genre music, just like the other aspect of the film, making the audience question when the mood of the piece will change.

The opening later also includes a sense of humor, when the girl takes photos of the overweight girl instead of wildlife. This is unusual of a thriller film which again makes the audience anticipate the change in film tone, creating an enigma code (Barthes' theory).

The opening of ‘The Lovely Bones’ starts of with an equilibrium as the scene looks normal and this equilibrium helps the audience gain knowledge about the girl before the events of the film start. The viewer can tell this is the start of a possibly non chronological sequence, as the voice-over narration denotes that this event is in the past -through the use of a flashback-, therefore starting the film at a point of happiness/normality. The voice-over talks about remembering feelings towards the snow globe which makes the piece subjective. As she is talking about her feelings/views, this positions the audience to feel the same way.

Ella: Thriller Opening Analysis - 'Zodiac'

The scene starts with a sideways tracking shot of a neighbourhood. This is an establishing shot which enables the audience to discover where the film is set. The shot is framed by the edge of a car window to denote where the camera is and to show a POV of someone looking out of the car window. We then see a male come to the car window to talk with the female. Both characters are young, about 18-20. This young age connotes innocence, making them more of a protagonist than an antagonist. Their actions  also seem 'normal' and not suspicious in any way which again connotes that they are innocent and mean no harm. The neighbourhood looks very calm and family friendly which may seem a little too idealistic for the audience, foreboding bad events in the future. This is because the audience would be aware that the film is a horror, and usually a bad event takes place. There only appears to be diegetic sound, for example crickets, other cars and dialogue. The lighting used is very minimal to connote a dark atmosphere and a sense of suspense.  

The male then joins the female driver in the car. When the characters are in the car, there appears to be a soft back light, and a soft fill light. These are set very low to make the car seem as car as possible, whilst still allowing the audience to see the characters. 

We then see them drive to a more remote location where they park. A few long shots are also used in the sequence to show the audience where the characters are and to reveal location. This allows context to be given to what is happening with the characters. The location of the film also achieves realism as it is set in a 'normal' everyday setting: This again makes the event unexpected, but also adds more  tension as the audience never know what will happen next in the sequence (the plot-line is not predictable). The characters are also dressed in everyday clothing and are wearing natural makeup to seem realistic. Mid-closeups are then used to show how they feel: at first they look relaxed, but as another car approaches their facial expressions change to a nervous/scared emotion. This may make the audience feel the same, therefore engaging them in the film more.

The editing frequency increases as an unknown gun man walks out of the car and shoots then characters through the car window. This adds a sense of action to the clip and creates a more fast pace therefore adding tension. Non-diegetic sound begins to play when the characters die. This music it instrumental at first with a fast tempo and of the rock genre. However when the lyrics start to play, they correlate with what is happening in the scene: 'roly poly' to connote the teenagers dying and 'black' when the fade to black edit takes place. This music soundtrack helps to add atmosphere to the piece and to engage to viewer when not much diegetic sound is present. A fade to black is used after the teenagers death to signify the ending of the scene, but also their death. This adds a dramatic feel to piece as it connotes to the audience that their lives are now gone, and also the end of the scene.

This opening definitely uses Todorov's theory where the scene starts out with a sense of realism as the setting looks normal and the characters seem to be only starting their night together. This is the 'equilibrium' stage. Next the opening progresses to the 'disruption' stage where the couple get shot by a group of men. This gives a sense of shock to the audience.

However the other stages are not included in the opening for obvious reasons: this makes the audience feel on edge so they want to continue watching. If all the other stages were included the rest of the film would be uninteresting and boring.

As the sequence is filmed in detail, with many different shot angles to create unrestricted narration, the audience may feel omniscient as they know all the details about the event.

Naomi's 'The girl with the dragon tattoo' analysis

Explain how construction of this female character may contribute to this being an effective thriller opening, using the following terms

·         Stereotype

·         Femininity

·         Archetype

·         Binary opposition

·         Protagonist

·         Antagonist

·         Enigma  

At the beginning of the sequence, the old man is opening the parcel very carefully with gloves and a small penknife. This shows that he knows what's in the parcel and has to be very careful with it. As he takes out the frame and looks at where it's from, he sits down and stares at it. This shows that he has some form of connection with it, the spectator is unaware of the importance of the picture because it isn't made clear, and therefore has to keep guessing; creating enigma. The camera then zooms out and he begins crying, which confirms his connection with the parcel and creates an enigma. When the camera zooms out, more of the setting is revealed. It shows lots of antique items such as the large oak table and paintings on the wall, connoting that this man is very rich.

 

 

 

 

The girl, on the other hand, is represented in a different way. The spectators can easily see that this is a female character from the body structure and style of walking she supports the femininity stereotype as she has fair skin, long blonde/brown hair and is wearing makeup however looks natural she's wearing a black hoodie with dark jeans, which is against the gender stereotype. She begins to zoom in so that less of her face is appearing in the frame and the film title appears. She walks quickly with her hands in her pockets and doesn't stop to talk to anyone. This suggests that she doesn't want to be seen and isn't trying to impress anyone. This then also creates an enigma and the spectators question if she is the girl with the dragon tattoo.