http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIhQ5IrxSPc
MICRO
The lighting is minimal and is mostly fill lighting. this creates shadows and makes it difficult for both the audience and the victim to make out where they are. There is a single source light from the light bulb which is initially in blurred focus. The camera is used to show the victims POV and this gives the audience empathy as they are placed directly into his field of vision so the events seem as if they are happening to them. There is a montage of quick edits that shows where the key to the venus headtrap has been hidden (in the victims eye) The director uses a green filter on the camera to heighten the sense of unease and nauseous feeling of the victim. The diegetic sound is the antagonist talking to the victim about why he has been selected and the victim screaming frantically. The parallel non-diegetic sound becomes more frantic alongisde the diegetic sound of the clock ticking down to show that the victim has run out of time.
MACRO
The iconography can be seen in the puppet used by the antagonist in the video that is also used to disguise his identity. As this is the second film in the franchise the audience may already be aware of how the puppet was used in the previous films and feel scared for the victim. The venus head trap is an example of the horror iconography particularly because it has what look like rusty spikes inside. The setting is a claustrophobic dungeon that is clearly run down and disused. this creates fear for the audience as it does not appear to have an obvious means of escape.
This is a very effective opening because it reintroduces the antagonist quickly to the audience and also establishes the claustrophobic setting and gives the victim a set amount of time to escape. This makes the audience scared for the victim and also makes them maybe want to watch on to see what other traps Jigsaw may have created.
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