The Typical Elements of the Openings of Thriller Genre Films.(Classwork)

Film: Memento.
Year: 2000.
Director: Christopher Nolan.
Representation of gender/class/ethnicity/ age etc: Men, Leonard has a disability but it isn't seen as a weakness, protective and agressive, male orientated Target Audience.
Mise en Scene: Cigarettes, guns, cars, Dark lighting, black and white is used, bullets, blood, clothing indicate the genre, props are building up elements of the plot.
Use of Camera: Close-up of the photograph reversing in time. Close-ups on significant objects to build the idea of plot. Longshot from strange angles, unease.
Sound: Sad classical music/ tense quiet voices, internal monologue. Man with glasses is more aggressive, the hurry to get away builds suspicion.
Unrestricted/restricted narration: restricted narration. You only see what he would know at the time.