Memento Opening Scene Analysis.

During the opening scene of memento there are a lot of close ups. One of the main close ups is on a photo of a person who has been shot. This creates an enigma because the audience wonders about the photo and wants to know who took it. Also the colours during the scene were raw and intense to creat a realistic feel. The sound during the opening scene included mostly non-diegetic sound, the music used was intense and the title was in time with the music representing tone. The picture used creates mise en scene as a polariod picture is used and this is a memento of the crime which is the same as the title of the film.