Kiss me deadly analysis

Cinematography-
The shots used in kiss me deadly are very normal, the shot used predominantly is the mid-shot, this is a very normal shot to used as it only shows the top half of the person, this does not create a lot of tension in itself, however the plot contrasts to this so much that it does create tension in that its almost too normal. Howevert combined with the use of long shots and tilted angles, it creates a lot of tension and also hints that the story will unfold to be very chaotic and will involve a lot of dark themes.

Sound-
The sound used here is relative to the period (1955) and is a very typical peice of music from that time period, as such the culture of the film is shown very clearly in the opening sequence. This will show the themes present at the time and also can explain the dialogue that is used and how certain things are done throughout the film. The sound apart from that are very natural this creates a very normal scene for the time period.

Editing-
The titles that are used are rolling across the screen, this puts a lot of movement into the scene, added to this there is a car in the background, this increases the tempo of the scene and makes the tension created a lot higher than it usually is. The editing apart from this is limited, this also shows the time period when combined with the titles, as technology was limited in the 50s.

Mise-en-scene-
The mise-en-scene here is dark as the scene is set at night, this increases the tension created by the shots and the titles. However the fact that it is set at night and clearly set in america it tells the audience a lot about the two characters evident in the scene, we can know their cultures, and as one of them owns a car the demographic they fit into. The darkness also symbolises the thriller genre that the film fits into, this makes the opening sequence very effective as it tells the audience about the genre, the characters and it hints at the rest of the plot.