Thriller opening - Brick

The conventions of this thriller opening for 'Brick' are the dead body and flashback. It had specific camera angles such as, close up to the mans hurt face in order to suggest to the audience that, he may have done something awful, as his hands in his face show. Then it shoots a long shot to finally show why the mans so upset because of the body that lays near him. there are shot reverse shots to show the girls hair, bangles and shoes and then back to the man to see his unmoving reaction. In the final scene, we see the lockers and the bangles to prove to the audience that, it was her.