The film opens with a very dark shot, only top lit by a single light. There is a several non dietetic sounds placed over the top of the shot, building the tensions as the camera zooms inwards. The shot then changes to a close up of a man in a phone booth, we hear his heavy breathing, straight away establishing him as scared. We can see from his old fashioned cap and coat that this film is likely set some time in the 20th Century. Similarly to the first shot it is very dark, though this shot is side lit, creating a heavy shadow across the man's face and leaving a third of the shot in complete darkness, further adding to the mystery. We then see a wide of the phone box, the dramatic soundtrack starts to crescendo and we hear the man become increasingly frantic. Two figures then appear, they are back lit making them appear as silhouettes, shrouding their identity from the audience. The editing style then quickly
changes from a very slow speed to fast as we see a series of close ups, ending with a brightly lit shot of a knife, highlighting the danger of the situation and again establishing the period as it is a knife not a gun that is being used. The audience is then shown a several close up of knives, in each shot, light seems to appear as the knife is shown, a contrast to the otherwise dark surroundings. The action then begins to cross cut between the fight and to a mid shot of another man running towards the action. This second shot is
slightly shaking creating the sense the audience is there with him. The shot becomes brighter and brighter as he approaches the scene of the fight as it becomes more obvious he will not make it there in time to save his friend's life. As he stops there is a shot reverse shot showing the eyeline match between him and one of the attackers. We then again here loud breathing sound over the shot and the music turns from dramatic to orchestral emphasising his horror and sadness. The zooms into his face, building the audience's emotional connection to him and establishing him as a main character as the shot fades to black.
The film opens with a very dark shot, only top lit by a single light. There is a several non dietetic sounds placed over the top of the shot, building the tensions as the camera zooms inwards. The shot then changes to a close up of a man in a phone booth, we hear his heavy breathing, straight away establishing him as scared. We can see from his old fashioned cap and coat that this film is likely set some time in the 20th Century. Similarly to the first shot it is very dark, though this shot is side lit, creating a heavy shadow across the man's face and leaving a third of the shot in complete darkness, further adding to the mystery. We then see a wide of the phone box, the dramatic soundtrack starts to crescendo and we hear the man become increasingly frantic. Two figures then appear, they are back lit making them appear as silhouettes, shrouding their identity from the audience. The editing style then quickly 
changes from a very slow speed to fast as we see a series of close ups, ending with a brightly lit shot of a knife, highlighting the danger of the situation and again establishing the period as it is a knife not a gun that is being used. The audience is then shown a several close up of knives, in each shot, light seems to appear as the knife is shown, a contrast to the otherwise dark surroundings. The action then begins to cross cut between the fight and to a mid shot of another man running towards the action. This second shot is
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