10 Rillington Place

The start of 10 Rillington Place is of just a house address sign, the lighting is excessively dark so the only visible thing is the sign, this immediately tell us (apart from the title of this film) that it is based on this one particular house. The fact the lighting is so dark it gives a sense of mystery, darkness, fear and makes the audience wonder what lies in the darkness.

The next part we see is the building in the night, where it all takes place. When Mrs.Evans shows up to John Christie's house she carries a lamp with her to light the way, however the moment the door is opened the light inside and the lamp held are put out making the identities of one another unknown.

Inside the house

We first see the hallway of the house which is very dim-lighted and also extremely plain there is no touch of colour, imagery or any decoration of the sort. Now going on into the kitchen is still kind of the same, the colour is consistent old cream coloured walls that are evidently old.

The kitchen is a scattered mess, that hold of type of objects that seems as if they haven't been used for decades, everything is much mix and match which could mean Christie lives on his own with no wife or children and its very empty and not homely at all. The kitchen has no type of appliances.

Overall the setting of the opening gives off a huge aura of mystery, secrets and dark obsessions all the right themes need for this film.