Memento

In class we studied the film Memento, directed by Christopher Nolan in 2000. The plot of the film is about a man named Leonard "Lenny", who suffers short term memory loss due to a mysterious accident. He is using notes and his tatoos to hunt for the man he believes murdered his wife. The film is not in chronological order; the first shot is technically the last part of the story. Throughout the film the narrative changes from the end of the story to the beginning of the story, with the chronological scenes in black and white.
Me, Ali and Olivia really enjoyed this film and would like to incorporate some of the techniques used, into our thriller opening.
Firstly, we would like to use flashes of white between our flashbacks to make the audience feel on edge and create some mystery as the audience wont be able to see as much as they may like to. This is used in the bathroom scene in Memento.



Also at the start of the film a high angle shot of Lenny is used in black and white. One of our ideas for the opening is to have a high angle shot of the police interview room (in black and white possibly?) to recreate a CCTV point of view to show the audience the setting and give another aspect of voyeurism. We may also add to the shot (in the editing room) a record sign and a time and stuff so it actually looks like it is footage from a CCTV camera.