The film begins with a dark, out of focus, wide shot from inside a house, only backlit through a single window. This causes the figure to be a silhouette, immediately adding a sense on the unknown tho the film. Apart from a single, orchestral sound at the very beginning, this long shot is completely silent, building suspense as the audience are left guessing without any clues as to what is going to happen next. The shot remains stationary as Daniel Craig walks into it, his eyes becoming lit by a filler light on the left,revealing his identity. He then reveals his gun, key iconography of the thriller genre. The shot then changes to the reverse shot, following the 180 degree rule. This shot again is only lit by a single warm yellow light, making the house feel almost homely, juxtaposing the darkness around it, conveying that his home could be just like the audience's. As Craig enters the room the camera pans across two dead bodies on the floor and the follows as Craig moves on to another room, all in one long shot, emphasising hoe he is not phased by the dead bodies and does not stop
to pay them any attention. In synchronisation with the first dead body being shown, quiet, parallel music begins, furthering the suspense in the opening. We see Craig smartly dressed in a suit, establishing to the audience that he is well off. Then we are shown a close up of a battered hard drive, revealing the reason for the murders. Once Craig sees his colleague is still just barely alive, we are shown a much more human, caring side to his character as he attempts to save this man's life despite bing told not to by his superior. The shot cuts between a shot reverse shot of each of their faces, Craig is now well lit from the key light of the left side through the window, a contrast to the darkness earlier shots. This lighting change could be intended to mirror the change we see in his personality. The shot the changes once more as Craig makes his way out of the building, the music picks up and quickly crescendos, it is almost African sounding, full of bongo drums, giving us an idea of the part of the world it is set.We here the loud diegetic sounds of the crowd, displaying how busy it is to the audience, a distinctly contrasting the complete silence in the house.
The film begins with a dark, out of focus, wide shot from inside a house, only backlit through a single window. This causes the figure to be a silhouette, immediately adding a sense on the unknown tho the film. Apart from a single, orchestral sound at the very beginning, this long shot is completely silent, building suspense as the audience are left guessing without any clues as to what is going to happen next. The shot remains stationary as Daniel Craig walks into it, his eyes becoming lit by a filler light on the left,revealing his identity. He then reveals his gun, key iconography of the thriller genre. The shot then changes to the reverse shot, following the 180 degree rule. This shot again is only lit by a single warm yellow light, making the house feel almost homely, juxtaposing the darkness around it, conveying that his home could be just like the audience's. As Craig enters the room the camera pans across two dead bodies on the floor and the follows as Craig moves on to another room, all in one long shot, emphasising hoe he is not phased by the dead bodies and does not stop
to pay them any attention. In synchronisation with the first dead body being shown, quiet, parallel music begins, furthering the suspense in the opening. We see Craig smartly dressed in a suit, establishing to the audience that he is well off. Then we are shown a close up of a battered hard drive, revealing the reason for the murders. Once Craig sees his colleague is still just barely alive, we are shown a much more human, caring side to his character as he attempts to save this man's life despite bing told not to by his superior. The shot cuts between a shot reverse shot of each of their faces, Craig is now well lit from the key light of the left side through the window, a contrast to the darkness earlier shots. This lighting change could be intended to mirror the change we see in his personality. The shot the changes once more as Craig makes his way out of the building, the music picks up and quickly crescendos, it is almost African sounding, full of bongo drums, giving us an idea of the part of the world it is set.We here the loud diegetic sounds of the crowd, displaying how busy it is to the audience, a distinctly contrasting the complete silence in the house.
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