The Usual Suspects Opening Sequence
-Mystery is created by the dominant character in this scene who walks over to a half dead man smoking his last cigarette and shoots him. His identity is not revealed which links to the whole significance and penny drop of the film. Furthermore how the struggling character lights his cigarette with all of his remaining matches portrays his desperation and blasé attitude in his last seconds of life. Also when meeting his inevitable murderer, the infamous 'Kiser Soze', he maintains the his calm nature suggesting that he expects it, it is later in the film revealed why he anticipated it.
-When planning my opening sequence I will take into consideration how to create a sense of mystery and confusion like Christopher Mcquarrie did in The Usual Suspects. Some influences I will take into consideration for my film are: how the person of authority's identity wasn't revealed, camera angle use to show his authority and to make the audience wonder why the camera was zooming in on something insignificant, use of props to create connotations of what i want to portray in the character and scene (matches/lighter, cigarette etc.). The dark lighting was also used to create suspense, i will adapt this in my opening scene and take inspiration from it.
-Mystery is created by the dominant character in this scene who walks over to a half dead man smoking his last cigarette and shoots him. His identity is not revealed which links to the whole significance and penny drop of the film. Furthermore how the struggling character lights his cigarette with all of his remaining matches portrays his desperation and blasé attitude in his last seconds of life. Also when meeting his inevitable murderer, the infamous 'Kiser Soze', he maintains the his calm nature suggesting that he expects it, it is later in the film revealed why he anticipated it.
-When planning my opening sequence I will take into consideration how to create a sense of mystery and confusion like Christopher Mcquarrie did in The Usual Suspects. Some influences I will take into consideration for my film are: how the person of authority's identity wasn't revealed, camera angle use to show his authority and to make the audience wonder why the camera was zooming in on something insignificant, use of props to create connotations of what i want to portray in the character and scene (matches/lighter, cigarette etc.). The dark lighting was also used to create suspense, i will adapt this in my opening scene and take inspiration from it.
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