Saw 1 - Opening Scene

Saw 1
Studio - Twisted Pictures  -  Evolution Entertainment  -  Saw Production
Sidtributed by - Lions Gate Films
Budget - $1,100,000
Gross Revenue - $103094345
It is the first installment of the Saw film series.  The film's story revolves around two men who awaken kidnapped and chained in a dilapidated industrial bathroom. They are each given instructions via a micro cassette recorder to kill the other man in the room as that is the only "rule" of their "game".

At the beginning of the scene, it is a close up of a tape recorder ( it uses a close up to show that the tape recorder is relevant in the further storyline). It then shows the first of the 2 males characters. The first, who is shoeless, chained by his left foot to a metal pipe and even though you get the impression he has just woken up, his clothes give the impression he has been there for while, as there are incredibly dirty, unclean and the buttons are undone. It then however, turns attention to another character, who looks much cleaner, awake and has clearly been there for a shorter amount of time in comparison. the first male, sees an tape and then has to lie down to reach the tape player in the middle of room.Then revealed to the audience, is that the take recorder is help by a dead man in the middle of the room. This will be very disturbing to the audience and also the fact how relaxed the two men are about a man covered in blood in the room. When he is unable to reach the recorder and the two men figure out how to reach it, you get the feeling that they do not no each other, but are very willing to work together to save them both. At this point, there is a low angle shot of the character, making the audience think they have a even smaller chance of getting out, or being ok.