Memento Opening
The film Memento directed by Christopher Nolan is about a man who suffers from short term memory loss and uses tattoos, notes and images to find the person who he thinks killed his wife. There are many different techniques used in the opening sequence which tells us this film is a thriller.
The conventions of a thriller used in the first five minutes include low key lighting creating shadows, the broken window, location in a disused and isolated industrial building site, bullets and the use of a gun. There is also blood, a dead body, the story is told backwards and there is a flashback used.
The use of the camera in this opening includes a point of view shot of him looking at the photograph, long shots, over the shoulder shots and close ups.
There is a lot of editing used such as when the photograph at the beginning becomes less distinct because we are moving backwards and the gun flies back into his hand. There is also a dissolve into the next scene and reverse shots are included.
The story is told backwards which makes the audience want to watch the rest of the film to know what happens.
The use of the camera in this opening includes a point of view shot of him looking at the photograph, long shots, over the shoulder shots and close ups.
There is a lot of editing used such as when the photograph at the beginning becomes less distinct because we are moving backwards and the gun flies back into his hand. There is also a dissolve into the next scene and reverse shots are included.
The story is told backwards which makes the audience want to watch the rest of the film to know what happens.
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