Jon - Arlington Road - Research

Setting

The first scene is of a boy walking down an empty road. The shots are very blurred, in slow-motion, and the depth of field is constantly altered. This creates a sense of confusion and disorientation, mimicking what the character (boy) is feeling. We don't know what's wrong with the boy, until the main character pulls up, sees the boy and turns him around. Even then, all we see is a lot of blood and an injured hand. This confusion is maintained throughout the opening sequence, whilst the boy is driven to hospital, and inside the hospital itself.

Characters

• The first character we see is the boy stumbling down the road. We can't see what's wrong with him, except we hear the voices in his head, and this makes us confused about his intentions, or the reasons he is stumbling.
• The man who spots the boy and takes him to hospital seems like a caring man. First of all when he screams for help, it is with passion, and there is a close up of his face showing the anguished expression. Secondly whilst he is in the hospital and the boy gets taken away, he keeps looking after the boy caringly.
  

Sound

The sound maintains a drone, throughout the first scene. It matches with the disorientation of the character, and the disorientation of the audience. There are diegetic echoed voices, seemingly in the characters head. They climax with the sound of an explosion, and this is matched to the driver coming round the corner.

The music changes when the boy is turned around, and becomes very fast paced.

Mise en Scene

• The blood is the main thriller aspect.

There are also no credits in this sequence.