9 key frames analysis

By Max keen

Frame 1 This is the logo of the metro Goldwyn

Mayer film company. With its black ground so far it doesn’t give aby information about the film away yet.

But because the background is black it could suggest that the film contain jump scares to catch the audience out. And could be quite jumpy.

This logo is shown at the beginning of the film to create tension before it has started.

Mgm is such a huge production company you already know a lot of money has been put into the film before it has even started. Giving the audience something to expect.

Frame 2 It looks like here that the camera has

panned across what looks like a body of water which could suggest droning of lost at sea.

Now the name of the film is shown gives you an idea of what the film may be about it keeps the audience guessing of what the film ids going to be about.

I also think that maybe the light reflecting of the water could portray something about our main character. That maybe the film is about him reflecting back on things he had done in the past.

Frame 3 This is the first shot we get at the

beginning of the film. So this shot will alr4eady be making the audience ask questions. I like how

the film company has used fire as the first shot because I think it could strike fear into the audience at a very early stage of the film.

The fire could also be a metaphor for that the film is just getting started or warming up.

Frame 4 This is the first look we have at one of the

characters in the film taken at hip level even though he is the first character we see It doesn't main he is going to be the main character in the film.

You can see with the line of fire that this character has maybe lost the will to live and commit suicide by lighting the place on fire.

He looks quite beaten up so this could suggest that this character has been though a lot which the audience hasn’t seen.

Frame 5 This is a very interesting shot it

has been taken at the eye level of the character sitting on the floor.

The character in the black coat with the gun doesn’t want the character on the floor to kill himself because he wants to do it himself which could suggest that he is being paid to kill this character.

The gun also helps you establish which genre of film the audience is watching. in this example it is a thriller.

Frame 6 Frame 6 is of the character in the black

coat leaving but as he leaves he relights the oil trail maybe to cover his own tracks.

The fire could resemble heat and tension with some of the characters and it could resemble violence which could be contained in the film.

Also with fire and flames coming up quite often could mean that fire is a reoccurring theme.

Frame 7 This frame has given us an idea of were

the film is going to set we can see a boat so maybe it could be set in a city with a port.

The dark lighting could suggest that the film could have quite a dark nature and feel to it that maybe some evil could appear.

Frame 8

Frame 8 gives us even more flames and explosions.

This enforces the fact that the theme of fire and heat could keep coming up later in the film

I also think the black backdrop put things into perspective for the audience this explosion isn't happening in the middle of the day it’s at night the character with the black coat can get away.

Frame 9 This shot keep coming up so this

could be significant to the plot of the film.

Maybe because the ropes and other objects are tangled up. This could possibly suggest the plot of the film is also going to be twisted and tangled.