Thriller opening - Inception

Thriller Opening (4 of 4) - Daniel Johnstone
Inception

Camera -

• The panning across the sea to show a extreme close up Leonardo Di Caprio lying on the floor in the sea, this is unexpected, but a good use of camerawork
• At an high angle on the beach to show no help is at hand for him and he is in trouble
• Another extreme close up of the spinning top, to give the audience the question of what is it? why is it used?

Editing -

• Using a point of view shot they edit this by using fade in and out, dimmed out sound, to show he is not truly awake and that he is struggling in his position
• The match on action here is when they grab the character and bring him inside to confront him and search him, to find he has a gun and a spinning top
• A shot reverse shot is used between the guy that found him and the main character we just saw, using focus pull this might indicate that they're not friends and in fact enemies

Mise en scene -

• The setting is on a beach with lying there deserted
• the make up used was him bruised and cut and being the start of the film this gives you questions
• ragged clothing aswell to show he has been 'in the wars' and that what has happened to him previously isnt very good

Sound -

• Gentle music mixed with the diegetic sound of the sea while he is waking up
• fading sounding in and out again whilst he is waking up.