Kill Bill Vol.1 - Opening Scene

Directed by Quentin Tarentino this clip is a opening to a Thriller film, using Thriller conventions and specific ways to draw the viewer in. The first establishing shot is a high angle close up of the brides agonized face showing her serious wounds. The diegetic sounds of her breathing shows you straight away that something frightening is happening and creates a tense atmosphere. You can also here the sound of footsteps in the background creating suspense and showing someone else is entering.
                                                   It cuts to a tracking close up shot of someones shoes signifying an intimidating character. It then cuts back to the brides face showing how petrified she looks when hearing the character approach her. The bride and the footsteps are connected to establish the relationship with the male character and the bride, it also shows the difference in power between the bride and the anonymous shoes.Then the first dialogue in the film is the males voice who says "Do you find me sadistic?" whilst the camera is showing a continual close up on the bride to show her reactions to whats happening. This also makes the audience warm to her as she is the only character they know so far and the male is unknown to them so they would have sympathy for her.
                                                  There is also a shot of the males napkin with his name Bill on it to show what kind of character he is, and that he is clearly quite arrogant. All shot in black and white to add two effects, firstly to create either a flashback effect or give it a creepy feel, or secondly to pay tribute to other older thrillers, for example the Hitchcock classic Psycho which also has Noir lighting. Ending with a horrific cliff hanger of a gun shot this opening scene estabilishes the thriller genre which the director wanted to show the audience.