First of all the mis on scene is Morgan Freeman is getting ready for work, he organizes everything in a particular order. This means he has a routine to cope with his job as he is a police officer. The clothes he wears are very smart and in order just like Morgan Freeman.
The diagetic sound of the city noises e.g. police car, horning. This tells the audience of the location of the set. The different camera shots were like close up of Morgan Freeman emphasing that he is a main character.
The single bed in his apartment suggest that he is a lonely man, and could get depressed of being alone, this may be that’s why he has a routine to keep him in order.
The editing goes straight to work suggesting that his work has just started. The first we see in the mis scene a dead body in a pool of blood, seeing this would make anyone depress, especially on your own.
Morgan Freeman has to have a routine to keep him in order. One of the colleagues using dialogue says that it would be better if you left which made him feel not wanted.
Brad Pitt enters the scene by having a close up camera shot emphysing that he is a main character. There is a steady camera shot used to get the most feeling as if you are walking on the unsteady board in the set.
Brad Pitt has clothes which are not smart suggesting he is a young person who is not in order. It contrasts Morgan Freeman, and gets the audience thinking of how these two main characters are linked with each other. Any director that creates suspense and forces the audience to finish the movie.
Brad Pitt is eager, arrogant and wants to look at the outside picture; he does not look at the deeper picture. I think he more action but less intelligent then Morgan Freeman.
Morgan Freeman is laid back, focused, does not show off. I think the older police officer takes more time when he is finding the clues and he is more of a detective than the younger police officer.
The mis on scene has a lot of questions which the audiences are asking for? A good opening Thriller Scene has to do this so the audience watches the movie till the end. If they get all the answers to the questions the audience will be bored, but if you leave some questions not answered it can be a cliff hanger for the audience.
The editing takes us straight to the serial killers house. The blurred up non diagetic sound is messed up just like the serial killer mind, also the editing and credits were the same. The text is scribble and insane just like the serial killer. The serial killer also has religious books suggesting he could be linked to the religion of some sort. Also most criminals would use gloves but this serial killer is so insane that he still cuts his finger tips with a razor Sharpe blade; he probably might wear the gloves on his hands.
All of these affects adds to the thrilling atmosphere, the main four categories are the mis on scene, camera shots, editing and sounds. All of these are for the audience!!!