Film Title:
The film title is immediately unusual as it comes up the screen instead of down which goes against the stereotype that the titles go up at the end of the film. This could have a hidden meaning in the end is only the beginning, self consciously making the audience think what is going to happen. While this is happening the order or words is in reverse meaning they have to be read backwards creating confusion, making the audience on edge as things havent started as they should do. This reverse order also reveals the title to, on first sight, to be read as "deadly, kiss me," suggesting that there is going to be subtle twists and turns in the film and it also tells the audience to expect the unexpected.
Setting/Location:
It is set at night, on a dark, isolated road in the desert. Being set at night instantly creates connatations to negativity and fear as night means dark and dark means the unknown. This sense of fear is then reinforced by the road being isolated meaning it was in the middle of nowhere with no civilisation in sight, this makes the audience think that if anything was to happen here no one would know and nothing could be done making them on edge and creating tension. Also, the fact desert is surrounding the road makes the audience understand that this is very much the wild and any mysterious creature or being could be lurking around building up the fear for the audience.
Costumes/Props:
The woman is wearing a long brown trench coat with no shoes and what would look to be no clothes on underneath, this creates curiosity in the audience as they arent sure why shes in this state. But, from the style of the womans hair you can tell that this films is from the past as it is a vintage style. This is then backed up by the man having on clothes from an older era and driving a classic car from the 50's, also his hairs is slicked which was also something that men did in that time. The man is also well dressed and driving a luxuary car (at that time), suggesting to the audience that he is wealthy and from a higher class.
Editing/Camera Work:
The first edit you realise is that the film is in black and white, telling the audience that this was a low budget film as at the time of the making of the film, filming in colour was expensive to do so. The first effective shots that you see are low angle mid shots of the woman running making her seem bigger, suggesting to the audience that she is some sort of main character in the film. These short, fast shots keeps the audience on edge as they are wondering whats going on and whys she's running. Another effective piece of camera work that you see is the use of level shot reverse shots to show the conversation between the man and woman, this tells the audience that the man is just as important as the woman in the film as they share the same shot angle during the conversation.
How The Opening Sequence Sets Up The Story:
The opening sequence sets up the story because it allows the audience to understand both the characters and the main storyline, but, it also creates a feel where the audience dont know whats going to happen next because certain stereotypes have been broken going against what people would expect making it an unsettling film.
Genre:
It is clearly a thriller as yhe opening sequence suggests very stereotypical conventions of a thriller including, sound and title layouts, also there are unexpected twists and turns making it an even more effective thriller as it is playing on conventions in order to grab the audience attentions further. It is also a thriller because the setting and location create a chilling, isolated feel, unsettling the viewers.
The film title is immediately unusual as it comes up the screen instead of down which goes against the stereotype that the titles go up at the end of the film. This could have a hidden meaning in the end is only the beginning, self consciously making the audience think what is going to happen. While this is happening the order or words is in reverse meaning they have to be read backwards creating confusion, making the audience on edge as things havent started as they should do. This reverse order also reveals the title to, on first sight, to be read as "deadly, kiss me," suggesting that there is going to be subtle twists and turns in the film and it also tells the audience to expect the unexpected.
Setting/Location:
It is set at night, on a dark, isolated road in the desert. Being set at night instantly creates connatations to negativity and fear as night means dark and dark means the unknown. This sense of fear is then reinforced by the road being isolated meaning it was in the middle of nowhere with no civilisation in sight, this makes the audience think that if anything was to happen here no one would know and nothing could be done making them on edge and creating tension. Also, the fact desert is surrounding the road makes the audience understand that this is very much the wild and any mysterious creature or being could be lurking around building up the fear for the audience.
Costumes/Props:
The woman is wearing a long brown trench coat with no shoes and what would look to be no clothes on underneath, this creates curiosity in the audience as they arent sure why shes in this state. But, from the style of the womans hair you can tell that this films is from the past as it is a vintage style. This is then backed up by the man having on clothes from an older era and driving a classic car from the 50's, also his hairs is slicked which was also something that men did in that time. The man is also well dressed and driving a luxuary car (at that time), suggesting to the audience that he is wealthy and from a higher class.
Editing/Camera Work:
The first edit you realise is that the film is in black and white, telling the audience that this was a low budget film as at the time of the making of the film, filming in colour was expensive to do so. The first effective shots that you see are low angle mid shots of the woman running making her seem bigger, suggesting to the audience that she is some sort of main character in the film. These short, fast shots keeps the audience on edge as they are wondering whats going on and whys she's running. Another effective piece of camera work that you see is the use of level shot reverse shots to show the conversation between the man and woman, this tells the audience that the man is just as important as the woman in the film as they share the same shot angle during the conversation.
How The Opening Sequence Sets Up The Story:
The opening sequence sets up the story because it allows the audience to understand both the characters and the main storyline, but, it also creates a feel where the audience dont know whats going to happen next because certain stereotypes have been broken going against what people would expect making it an unsettling film.
Genre:
It is clearly a thriller as yhe opening sequence suggests very stereotypical conventions of a thriller including, sound and title layouts, also there are unexpected twists and turns making it an even more effective thriller as it is playing on conventions in order to grab the audience attentions further. It is also a thriller because the setting and location create a chilling, isolated feel, unsettling the viewers.
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