Film analysing for research continued::

Defense of the realm - Opening credits

• Starts with a black background with the credits in white and a tension building soundtrack in the background - a simple but effective way to build tension.
• Through the showing of the credits the background gradually changes to a dark blue colour which is eventually identified as the night sky.
• Music soundtrack is then blended with a diagetic sound - which is a radio news report.
• Then a subtitle is shown which immediately states where and when you are.
• On the same dark blue background (night sky) a car drives across the screen.
• A above shot is then used as the car drives towards the camera.
• A close-up of the people who are in the car from the front windscreen.
• This immediately becomes a car chase which involves this car and a police car.
• The people in the car get out and run away and one of them is caught.
• A shot of the other man running across the screen.
• White light fills the screen.
• Immediately cuts to a crime scene with a torch close-up on writing.
• Close-up of a man/policeman in a car.
• Close-up of some photographs.
• Cuts to a group of men/policemen in a room discussing something or possibly a crime that is linked to the men in the first scene.
• Shot and reverse shot are used when the men are conversing with each other to show the person who is talking at each time.
• Cuts to men waiting for a lift and then conversing with another man that could be involved in what they are discussing.
• Another cut to some men in an office or factory workshop with close-ups of peoples faces.
• Over-the-shoulder and reverse shots are used frequently used in this scene whilst the men are conversing.

The Third Man - Opening credits

• Zoom in of a string instrument with the titles running over the top. (unusual and different use of the vertical/horizontal line device that is often used)
• Archive, location and film footage is used and mixed together with a first person narrator setting the scene of the time it is set.

Middle of the film

• Shots filmed on tilts changing from one side to the other.
• Music in background with dialogue above it.
• Loud footsteps in the background but all you see is the shadow of the person making them.

Se7en

• Shots of a book and pages turning cutting to shots of black with white writing (the credits).
• Close-up of a person writing (common technique for thrillers).
• Flash device.
• Weird, creepy and tension music in the background.
• Don't see the face of the person only their hands and fingertips.