9 frame analysis for TEN

8 frame analysis of TEN

This establishing shot sets the scene for the opening, highlighting the innocence of their location as there are swings and slides are in sight. The location symbolises the state of equilibrium they are in. The park is meant to be a safe environment for the youth to be in.

In this shot Jack is about to leave Bonnie to go and hide. This is an important part in the opening as it is when they loose the safety of each other. It sets the scene for the disruption to come.

After Jack leaves his friend to go and hide the state of equillibrium is disrupted and Bonnie becomes vulnerable, filling the stereotypical role of a young woman in a horror film. The long shot provides an example of how she is alone in a world that seems gloomy and unsettled.

This shot slowly turns from a mid shot to a high angle. The high angle shot is used highlight the minuteness of the subject, she seems vulnerable and helpless. The shot reiterates the fact that Bonnie is on her own and is vulnerable within her surroundings.

This mid shot shows the vulnerability of Jack and also suggests he is being watched as the frame is shaking and tracks him slightly.

This mid shot shows jack as the antagonist, hiding from the protagonist. The tree is the only barrier separating him and the protagonist.

Jack appears vulnerable again in this shot, this time with the protagonist in sight. The darkness he is surrounded by is like a dark net holding him still, he is trapped.

A close up shot is used to pick out something particular about the subject, in this case it is the horrified face of Jack.

 

 

This final, over the shoulder long shot, forshadows what is expected to come next. The figures dark appearence brings the aura of danger, mystery and  to the scene. His mysterious precence sets us on edge as we watch, helplessly, as he eyes up his next victim.