- Titles appear slowly at regular intervals during the opening sequence.
- Bold, black, italic font used for names and status, in this case the title of the film uses this method combined with sloppy handwriting.
- 'Slevin' written in red to signify blood - relates to other action/thriller films.
- The mise en scene includes props such as guns, as well as smartly dressed characters.
- Set in an urban, american city, modern day.
- Blood is also used to demonstrate the film's genre
- Most of the lighting is quite dark, with large use of chiaroscuro, as is common in thriller films.
- Most of the characters in the title sequence are smartly dressed e.g. businessmen, gangsters etc.
- The main character who appears in 2 scenes is unseen by only showing his body, not his face
- this shows use of proairetic code
- Appropriate costumes are provided for certain characters e.g. this man is old, fat, has glasses, and is sat at a big desk, indicating that in the surroundings and the theme of the film, plus basic stereotyping, he is a bookie
- Fast-paced editing is used to show narrative codes
- Tight close-ups create an enigma for the viewer
- There is no music playing, but sound effects of a silenced gun, and glass shattering
- Synchronous sound is used throughout the scene
- The genre is established through violence and mystery, which are portrayed by the technical features used in the scene.
- The music playing is a mellow piano tune, relating to traditional gangster films in the thriller genre
- Radio commentaries can also be heard over the music of a horse race
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