Inception. By Charlie!

Mise en scene:

• The splashing of wave and the harsh sound of the waves breaking firms the fact that it is set on a sea shore.
• the sound of the waves break down and we go to a close up of a man lying face down on the beach, with the tide breaking around and over him. this may clue at the fact that he is of little conscious/ passed out.
• the camera centres slightly to establish more of the mans face.
• slow motion is used well as it represents a flashback or a dream. and for a thriller the opening sequence it is quite unorthodox as the location is quite bliss full and nice, sun beating and children laughing and having fun, this may disorientate the viewers perspective of the film's opening sequence.
• we then see the man in slow motion gradually drift even further out of consciousness and the introduction of an armed man prods his back with a gun, this introduces Acton as up until this point it has been calm and without threats.

Editing:

• slow motion, which connotes a flashback or memory
• simple transitions used, no wipes, just simple cuts.
• there is no reason for fast pace editing, as it would not go with the lack of understanding our charcter is having.
• there is a shallow depth of field as the slowmotion clip of the children playing  is out of focus, matching the situation. but at this point in the story, we do not know what is going on. and why the children are there.  

Camera Work:

• the camera is not on a tripod making it have a natural motion to interlink with the information, he is disorientated and the moving camera helps add to the effect of that.    
• a close up on the main characters face, although he is faced down in the sand therefore we still don't know who he is.
• a focus pull is used, again this will help add to the theme of the opening and the fact he is disorientated. all these types of camera work are signifier's to the situation and genre, thriller, mystery and violence.

Sound:

• diagetic sound of waves and the sound of children playing.
• constants sound of waves breaking and heavy seafront wind, this pairs with the disorientation of the character, he is in and out of consciousness just like the wind and waves are loud and quite.
• there is Little sound, but that doesn't mean little interest. there is little sound for a reason, so for the mystery continues and the lack of names and information as to whats going on will only further wet the audiences appetite to watch on.