Double Indemnity

Cinematography- The camera is used very efffectively in the opening sequence of Double Indemnity, as the rapid movement of the camera suggests something either not right is going on, or that the person the camera is following follows a very fast paced life. My fouth screenshot is a picture of a stop sign, as we first see a car speeding down the road and he obviously ignores the sign, so we as the audience are thinking why has he ignored it, what kind of rush is he in? The shot which is my first screenshot however, is very slow and it keeps the viewers interested, as all they see is a man hobbling towards the screen, and they cannot see his face, and do not know why he is hobbling. This immediately poses questions, like who is the man? why is he on crutches? and, Why can we see his face? The title on the screen is very bold and stand out in front of the man, which says a lot about the film already, just by calling it Double Indemnity as the audience immediately know that there will be a strange death or accident. The use of the camera continues to be clever throughout the opening sequence, as initially we cannot see the main character's face, we jsut see his big build and what he's wearing. Any facial shots we see are obscured by shadows or objects, which makes it strange for the audience as we do not know who this man is.
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Sound-The sound in the opening sequence is very cleverly used as it is very fast paced, much like the film, high pitched music is used as the car seems to be excaping from something or racing to someone. This is non-diegetic sound and is used deliberately to add tension to the scene for the audience. There is some diegetic sound in the opening sequence too which is of the car skidding and the other cars 'bibbing' this is useful for the opening of the film as we as the audience can tell it is going to be fast paced and action packed. The sound after he has got out of the car is also strange, as it seems to add errieness to the scene without anything actually happening. The music happening on my 5th screenshot is very clever, as th actor seems to be looking at the workers confused abd the music used is very strange aswell, very high pitched and slow, which makes the opening odd.
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Editing- A clever fade is used in the opening sequence, jsut after the cars have skidded, as this sums up the cars journey. One minute he is racing through town nearly crashing into other cars, then the next minute he is pulling up quietly outside what looks like a hotel and the cross fade is used to just cut out the main boring parts of his journey. The editing of the colour is very clever too, as it hides the characters face and adds to the tension as to why is his face hidden. The sound is cleverly put together, as the highest point of tension is accompliced with the the loudest and fastest sound.
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Mise-en-scene-The costume of the main character is very well chosen, as he is a very well turned out business man, and the opening sequence seems to be following him. This is reiterated by the sign just outside his door saying 'insurance' The dark colours used are very clever and appropriate as the character is a very dark and shady figure and the darkness helps to hide his identity to the viewers. The use of the nice fast car at the beginning shows that he may be very rich and have a lot of money. The main characters facial expressions show that possibly he is in some sort of danger or stress.
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The opening sequence suggests that this film is a thriller because of the way it's presented. The use of the dark colours create a nice tension which it leaves it open for the viewers to think of scenarios in their heads. The use of the fast car in the beginning scene portrays that the film will be fast paced and entertaining. the use of shadows to hide the man's face shows that the character may be seen as quite shady and maybe not a conventional upper class person.