The first location seen is at a storm drain, an isolated remote area on the outskirts of town. Giving the feel the character is away from civilisation. This is typical of the thriller genre, as it’s a remote location in a suburban place. We see the location of a quiet deserted school, which gives an eerie feel as typically schools are busy not quiet. The location also establishes to the audience the characters age. This is typical of the genre as its an ordinary place and situatuation. The street the phone booth is on looks very quiet and deserted, suggesting if anything happened no-one would be there to help The lighting and colours used are dark de-saturated greys and undertones of blues, giving a depressing, dull feel and suggesting the environment is hostile reflecting the dark, unwelcoming society they live in. The tunnel is dark, creating an eerie setting, showing something bad has happened there, linking to the dead body of the young girl.

The glasses the main character is wearing stereotypically implies intelligence, the glasses are a weakness of the characters, this relates to the genre as ‘a flawed protagonist’ is a typical thriller convention which the antagonist will usually play upon. He also has long curly hair, the boys appearance connotes a stereotypical geek. The clothing we see the boy wearing is casual -jeans and a jacket, the ordinary clothing shows he’s a normal person and shows the characters social position. The personality of the character through costume. The blue bangles are a key prop as there used as a narrative device, they show a jump in time. they seem important as there electric blue so have been made to stand out it also signifies they belong to a young person. The phone booth connotes secrecy and mystery as we do not see Emily (whose the boy is on the phone to) The secret note seen from the locker, suggests a clue to the narrative. The cigarette and the car hint at the darker side on society. The fast black car gives an impression of danger, aggression and negativity leading the audience to think there’s someone bad in the car.

This establishing shot shows the crime scene and introduces the characters to the audience. It also makes the audience question what has happened to the girl. The shot gives information about scene. Typically the director did not give an establishing shot as the first to create mystery. This extreme close up shows the characters emotions and emphasises fear. Making the audience question what he’s fearful about. This wide shot emphasises the location a lonely, deserted town. Giving the audience a sense of the kind of society the character live in. A point of view shot is used as the boy looks for the girl-shows bewilderment and builds up tension within the sequence, as well as making the audience feel a part of the scene.

This medium shot of the character, shows the car in the background. The audience see the car before the character sees it, building tension and suspense as the car notifies danger. Camera pans right as the car goes past, this emphasises the car’s speed (power); this rapid panning motion automatically makes the audience see the car as a representation of dangerous contents. Camera pans left as the boy looks for the girl in a POV shot-this movement emphasises a sense of urgency in looking for the girl.

In the storm drain, the shots cut between the main character- whose crouched in a vulnerable position to the dead girl. It cuts between parts of the dead girl body, such as her clothing to the boys fearful and frightened expressions. This contrasts on information about how the situation occurred and makes the audience ask questions as to what the boy has to do with the situation. Graphic match is used with the dead girls arm (blue bangles) when it cuts to a different time with the same girl and bangles putting a note in a locker. This signifies to the audience the change in time. Faster edits towards the end of the sequence to build up tension of the narrative In the first parts of the OTS, the change in shots are fades rather than straight cuts. This is to raise tension as it just stretches the time between each shot significantly enough to create suspense. For the majority of the opening sequence the pace of editing is slow, this helps the audience to understand what the current situation is. It also represents the feelings of the main character. In addition this slow editing shows his process of thought and shock at what has happened.

There is also a non-diegetic soundtrack used to create an eerie and cynical mood, this begins before we see a shot of the dead girl which helps the audience to identify the mood of the film, the delicate twinkles in the soundtrack reflect a sensitive feel between the dead girl and the boy who is watching her, this helps the audience to identify there is a connection between both characters. The diegetic sound of the car engine is very loud therefore it controls the scene giving a sense of power. The western-like soundtrack creates the idea there may be a duel between two people. This relates to the scene of death, as this standoff would usually result in death. This asks questions about who was involved and it also relates with the dead body. After the soundtrack, we see the match on action shot, this helps to establish the time has changed. We only here the diegetic sounds after the music, allowing the audience to hear the reactions of the characters, helping them to connect with audience. As well as the soundtrack, diegetic Ambient sound is used near the beginning when we hear the water softly running, it gives a sense of loneliness, quietness and peace perhaps reflecting the dead girls silence.