Double Indemnity (1944, USA, Billy Wilder)

The title of the film:

The title comes up at the beginning when you can see the whole f the mans silhouette, the fact the title comes up the same time as the mans silhouette shows that he is important to the film and that he is probably the main character, it gets the audience wanting to know who he is.
How the setting/ location is revealed:
It is night time in a city, you can see street lights on and that it's dark. This is a good setting for a thriller as night and dark places are mysterious and are stereo-typed as dangerous so it has the audience on edge.

Costumes and props:

The man is wearing a coat and hat which covers him up, the audience don't get to see him properly until he is in the office, this makes him seem mysterious and has the audience asking questions.

Interesting camera work:
There is interesting editing of the transition from the opening titles to the opening of the film. The mans silhouette has filled up most of the screen and then it fades into the film, this is affective as it makes the man seem important so the audience want to find out who he is and why he is an important character.

Title and font style:

The titles go up over a silhouette of a man on crutches coming towards the screen and the font is very similar, this is affective as it doesn't reveal to much and is very mysterious which is what you would want from a thriller, the audience start asking questions.

Story - how the opening sets it up:

The scene when the man records what he has done, sets up the story as he reveals that he has killed a man which is important as it's letting the audience know information about the character and gets the audience on edge and asking questions like; 'why did he kill someone?', 'who did he kill?'

Genre-how the opening suggests it:
It doesn't give away too much information which keeps the audience interested and wanting to know more, there are lots of shots from behind the main character which make the audience question who he is and why we are following this character, as he must be important.How characters are introduced:

The man is driving really fast which shows he is urgently trying to get somewhere, we find out it's a man when he gets out of his care and follow him into a building,waiting to find out what he is doing there and who he is, he is presented as very mysterious y his costume covering him and the camera following hi from behind.Sound:
Frantic music playing whilst the car is driving fast makes it seem urgent that the person gets to where they are going as it goes with what we are seeing on the screen. It helps show the genre of the thriller as it makes the audience more interested wanting to know what is going to happen when the person gets to the destination and why it's so important.