Establishing shot- This uses a wide pan to set the scene. It shows an isolated field, making the audience feel vulnerable. This is reinforced when the body is eventually revealed as it appears alone. It creates and builds tension.
Having various close up shots of parts of the body helps to build tension in the audience as it builds ambiguity, it creates mystery as it implies something bad has happened. It also creates a sinister atmosphere as the non-diegetic sound track builds tension. 
The close up shots also allow for the audiences attention to be drawn to things which are important, such as the note in the hand of the victim. The show and draw attention to them subtly.
Having a series of these type of shots after each other creates an almost snap shot effect. This adds to the sinister atmosphere as it almost dehumanises the victims. It also build up from the intro/title shots as photos of the victim are shown then in the hands of the killer.
Having a mid shot that transitions into a wide shot allows for the audience to see both the details of the body when close and the position of the body in the overall scene. It also allows for the action of the next shot to bee seen. 
Following on from the wide shot, a mid shot of the detectives walking whilst having a conversation is used. This allows for the detectives outfits to be seen along side their reactions. This shot clearly shows the codes and conventions through the characters outfits.
Having an extreme close up of the letter from the detectives point of view allows for the audience to see what he see's and build a relationship with the character. It also makes the message appear more sinister as it allows for the audience to be in the detectives position, this builds tension.
A low angle mid-shot is used to look up at the detectives as they're the good guys, people should actually look up to them and aspire to be like them. it is used to signify them being the protagonists of the film.
Over the shoulder, shot reverse shot is used during the detectives conversation as this shows that they're the ones having a conversation. These shots also show the characters point of view giving the audience a chance to see the action from their eyes. this builds audience and character interaction, making the audience feel closer to the characters and more easily relatable to them.
An over the shoulder shot is used to show the detective pointing out the femme fatal, this show the direction of the shot and also gives the audience the first look at the femme fatal. by having this wide shot of the femme fatal first it doesn't give the audience a clear image, building to the characters mystery.
A tilt shot is follows the wide shot, this type of shot is another way of building mystery as it doesn't give a clear image straight away. It also allows for more close up details to be seen as it tilts up the entire body.
A close up of the femme fatales face is last used, this is accompanied by the detectives voice over. this shows the characters lack of emotion and gives the audience insight into her character.
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