9 Frames AnalysisDark Knight Rises

The ripped mask is significant because it shows a possible death of the main character. It is left neglected on the floor and is broken and tattered which could be suggesting it was knocked or ripped off in conflict.

Depth of field used to blur out background.

Enigma codes; Who did this? What Happened to Batman? Where is Batman?

Enigma code; Where is this?

Focuses all attention to the forefront of the image, so to the mask

Tattered and ripped piece of what appears to be paper by the mask.

Enigma codes; why is it there? Is there anything Written on it? If so what is on it

Shows us the widely recognised mask of batman, shows us he plays a part in it. Introducces us to a side of him but does not give anything about him away

Snow falling and on ground (in particular the mask). Cold in not just setting, but possibly characters? Also potentially the plot

Shows the batman symbol, again widely recognised. Possibly a batarang? What looks like a

magnifying glass or some sort of examining plate or dish, so under scrutiny.

Enigma codes; who is looking it in such detail? Why are they?

Villains?

Joker? Bane? Penguin? etc.

Police? Possible conflict with police? Why?

Newspaper/headline Suggests the setting is most probably in Gotham.

Why are they working over a newspaper as a surface?

Makes it look less professional, probably a policeman rather than the police.

Frost/ice on and around the surface. A cold environment. A possible clue to the character examining the batarang?

Characters from batman known to live in cold environments. Penguin? Mr Freeze?

High contrast in the shot. Pitch black around the picture and the brightness in picture is very high Possibly used to show the contrast in characters?

Christian Bale, who plays the character of Bruce Wayne, the real name of the batman

Gives us a recognisable face, a famous individual who will make people more likely to go watch the film.

Shows us the real identitiy and face of the batman, which is something charatcers in the film do not know

Was also the star in the previous film, playing the same role.

Climbing out of a police car. Similarly to the last slide, suggests some sort of conflict between batman and the police.

Enigma codes; What happened? What’s going on between police and batman?

Corruption in the police? A set up? Misunderstanding? Batman turned criminal?

BANE. First time the villain is named. Had not been shown before

Holding a picture of what looks like Bruce Wayne.

Enigma codes; Has he discovered batmans real identity? How did he discover it? Has he got control over batman now?

The face of Bane is shown for the first time.

Armed guard behind Bane?

Does he have that much control over the city?

Background, what apears to be the town hall?

Now a mayor figure? Complete political control?

How willl batman react? What will he do to overcome this?

Angle of the shot makes bane appear to be huge, even bigger than he is. Especially compared tot eh guard behind him

Headline bane dominated. Possibly influenced by him.

Plan for an armoured car.

We do not know it yet, but this is the most important vehicle in the film. Determines the outcome of the film.

Who has these plans, has it been built yet? What is being planned to use for? Why armored?

Map underneath the drawings.

Why is it there? Where is it a map of? Does it have relevance to the car? Are they planning to attack or defend it? When?

What is this? Some form of weapon?

Christian Bale, Bruce Wayne AkA Batman

Why is the picture cut up and ripped?

Who did this? Wjat did Batman/Bruce Wayne do to them to them.

A villain whos plans batman had previously foiled? Or sent to prison? An rkham Asylum escapee?

Female? Is this a feminine reaction?

Catwoman? Harley quin? Or a heartbroken lover of bruce wayne?

Old scratchedup metalic surface,looks like the type of surface from a post mortem investigation desktop etc.

High contrasting image

Pale skin contrasting with dark background and hat which are completely black (excluding the stripes)

Contrast put right up to the point where her skin is the same colour as the printed white stripes on her hat

Who is this? What is her relevance?

Good or Bad?

Against or with batman?

The individual who did the cutting up of the picture in the last slide?

Why is her hat so low? Hiding from somebody?

Hat covering part of her face, specifically one eye, but there is no shadow cast over her head, and she is still recognizable

Batmobile?

Why plans for it? Upgrades to equipment?

If new technology and equipment, implies a whole new bigger and better film.

What else is new?

New version?

Notes on improvements made to the model.

What is this blur on the side of the image?

Looks like some sort of liquid?

Water? Developer? Also looks like photographic paper

Reproduction of the idea?

TITLE of the film

Recurring theme of iceWhat is the relevance of this to the film?

What is it signifying?

Setting? Characters, Theme/Tone?

Cold, Ice, Frost?

Headline with relevance to storyline

Would not normally be noticed or read, spoilers for the observant

Cannot read last word

What does it say?

Why did they make it illegible