Deconstruction of Saw opening

SAW opening scene

At the beginning everything is dark and the diegetic sound of water can be heard, with the non diegetic eerie music, to accompany the opening title. The ambience is suspenseful. A medium shot of a man waking up in a bathtub is shown, allowing the audience to see the dark and dirty surroundings. The diegetic groaning and shouting of the man combined with the low key lighting creates a tense atmosphere. The off-screen deep voice gives a sense of mystery as the other man frantically looks round. When the lights are turned on, the blurry point-of-view shots give the audience a look at what the characters are experiencing. The first look at Dr Gordon, shows him as weak and vulnerable, looking around horrified, as he has his hands above his head, hiding under a metal bar. As his vision comes into focus, there's a fast tilt down, accompanied by a non diegetic wind instrument, so that the audience see what they are so shocked about- a dead body. The camera then zooms and spins upwards, in a comical way that contrasts the gruesome image. Fast paced straight cut editing is used to show the dead man's head wound and both hands, one of which has a gun, the other, a tape recorder. Straight cuts are used to show the different reactions of the two men, and as the dark-headed one starts to panic, the music intensifies, accompanied by the clanking of the chains which keep both men attached to opposite sides of the room. The camera movement gets more frantic, mimicking the fear and panic in the man.