-The first few shots are of the Character played by Morgan Freeman (Somerset) getting ready for work; the low key lighting creates an eerie sense of unease & unknowing. With the lack of non-diagetic sound it allows you as the viewer to feel as if you are there yourself experiencing everything he is; the mundane routine, the early morning etc..

-The next scene cuts to a very different scene, although Somerset is a police officer its very unexpected to be thrown straight into what looks like a very brutal murder scene. This could set the tone for the rest of the film as very edgy which is stereotypical to thriller films. The use of a slightly high angle shot here makes you look down on the victim creating a sense that he is below us or was not a nice person.
Take scenes as a whole and consider how all 4 technical codes worjk together. Thus the key props you mention, knife, police badge keys etc, this works together with the fact that it is a close up and a high angle - makes it significant, we can see the order and we understand that it is his POV. Same goes with the getting dressed scene - its not just the props and the body language, but also the camerawork - mcu and the pace which is slow ish - all giving emphasis.++Always put a caption with your screen grabs to anchor it to the text.
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