Opening Analysis...

Vacancy – Thriller
Sub genre – Horror
Released – 15th June 2007
Director – Nimrod Antal
Plot – A young married couple becomes stranded at an isolated motel and finds hidden video cameras in their room. They realize that unless they escape, they'll be the next victims of a snuff film
Music/ Sound – The music is very intense and repetitive, it is kind of frantic in a way like music you would here if someone is trying to escape. Night time noises in background.
Setting – The opening of the film is set in a dark desolate area in the middle of no where we see this with the long shots of just the car and the headlights visible. Alone/solitude the area is isolated as no signal on the radio.
Characters – Can’t see much of them/ hidden tension between both on them in the car – stereotypical average couple arguing. The man tries to lighten the mood with jokes they may be a couple that have split up and for some reason in the car together coming from somewhere where they had to pretend they were still together.
Narrative – Shortcut along dark back roads. No radio – isolation. There is recurring images of the man rubbing his eyes indicating tiredness.

Departed – Thriller
Sub genre – Gangster
Released – 6th October 2006
Director – Martin Scorsese
Plot - Two men from opposite sides of the law are undercover within the Massachusetts State Police and the Irish mafia, but violence and bloodshed boil when discoveries are made, and the moles are dispatched to find out their enemy's identities

Music/ Sound - Voice over – stereotypical gangster voice.
Setting – Seagulls in the background indicates close to the sea then tells us it’s in Boston. Fighting/ Racism/ Corruption.
Characters – use of shadow to hide the identity of the main character and being in the dark could show that he is dangerous and shouldn’t be known – protagonist, mystery, underground. Young lad – complete opposite naïve, innocent, emotional.
Narrative – Respected around the neighbourhood everyone knows him as the little boy knows where he lives already. Lots of money showing that he is well off and he hands it out as if he has got control of everything.