An Analysis of The Way in Which Mise-En-Scene, Cinematography, Editing and Sound are Used to Create Meaning During the Opening 7mins of The Usual Suspects.

When we go the cinema, we go for entertainment. But in order to enjoy the film we need to understand it. To do this an audience can look for the key concepts of mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing and sound. During this essay it will be these subjects that I investigate in order to find out how the film is put together to generate meaning for the audience.

The Usual Suspects has an original narrative structure which is crucial to the creation of the enigma that is created in the film, and thus important in the role of gaining the audiences attention….(short extract)