Mise-en-scene

LOCATION

The location is very different in all three opening sequences

COLLATERAL

-Airport

-Familiar location to audience

-Known to have high level of security, ties in with thriller conventions - unknown identifications etc.

-More exciting and hectic atmosphere, this could disguise any business that goes on

 LIMITLESS

-Apartment

-Unknown location, gets the audience asking questions already - city, countryside?

-Empty, is someone hiding? Makes the audience cautious

-Very modern, up to date way of living

 SWORDFISH

-Unknown location

-Very much focuses on character

-Nothing is revealed

COSTUME

The costume are all very similar! A man wearing a suit is very conventional for thriller movies, it gives them a high sense of authority and makes them seem more powerful.

COLLATERAL

LIMITLESS

SWORDFISH