The Usual Suspects is 1995 crime thriller film from director Bryan Singer (X-Men, X2), about an interrogation of a con-man about how him and 4 other criminals got involved with a mob boss and gunfight on a boat.
The film starts with the aftermath of a gun fight on a boat with an injured man lighting a gasoline trail but the flame stops after a mysterious man whose face is never shown, urinates on it. He then has a brief conversation with the injured man before relighting the trail and shooting him. The scene ends with the ship busting into flames and the sound of approaching police sirens.
The scene is has a very low key lighting making the scene very dark which is common in thrillers creating tension. Another classic convention in this scene is dramatic non-diagetic background music which increases the suspense of the scene, the music is also used as they're is a lack of dialogue or ambient sound in the scene. The mysterious man face is darkened and the camera never goes above his shoulders.
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