Analysis of 'Kiss me deadly' (Aldrich,1955,US)

The title of the film appears on screen in a bold , white font taking up the centre of the shot.The letters are in capitals and take up most of the shot . The affect of this on the audience is that the title takes all of their attention and we do not become distracted by anything else in the shot. I believe this was the chosen font as the title does not give away the genre or the storyline. The font is slightly fuzzy and faded giving the audience the illusion of mist or confusion.
The setting is firstly revealed as the women is running down a pitch black empty road. The affect of this is that we immediately begin asking questions such as : where is she ? Our vision is restricted by the camera , and we our only able to see what the director wants us to . By limiting our vision we again ask questions as we want to know more. As the setting is so bare we get the feel that the women is unsafe and running away from something or someone. The setting was chosen specifically for this effect as she is in a secluded area we feel unsafe.
The costumes tell us that the feel was set in the 1950's. The women is wearing a trench coat and we can see she isn't wearing any shoes. This automatically makes us think that she has left somewhere in a rush and hasn't came out dressed properly. I believe that this costume was chosen to make the audience guess , her costume plus the fact she's running and puffing make us believe she's in trouble or even possibly escaped from somewhere.
The costume of the male is very upper class , as he is wearing a suit , this also suggests that he may be quite successful in whatever job he has. The fast sports car also suggests that he is well off.
The short , quick shots of the women running down the road increases the pace and adds to the panic. The energy of the scene is very fast and upbeat as we are thrown from one scene to the next.The close up that we are shown of her face enforces the panic that she is feeling , which is also exaggerated by the loud breaths that we can hear. The sounds are used very effectively and add to the atmosphere making everything seem much more dramatic. Example of this include the exaggerated breaths she makes , and the loud trumpets which are played as she runs up the road. We expect something bad to happen as she runs towards the camera and the trumpets reach a climax , they then become quieter and we realise it was just a car.
The exaggerated 'screech' made by the car leaves the audience in suspense making us feel uneasy and that someone is going to get hurt.
A good thriller opening will always leave the audience guessing and wanting to know more . We automatically know that this opening to the film is going to be a thriller due to many things. The unsettling eering music which is played over the top of the credits lets us know that this film is defiantly a thriller. As the women gets into the strangers car , the audience immediately feel for the safety of the women leaving them feeling uneasy.