The opening sequence shows a dingy corridor with bold red text, setting an atmosphere of uncertainty and fear. Spiralling stairs draw attention and confuse viewers about the genre. Images of a dark gate in the rain give a morbid feel, while a hand close-up leaves the character unknown. Shots of a gated building with spikes and a room with chains and handcuffs indicate a prison aspect to the film.

1. 9 FRAME ANALYSIS

2. The opening sequence starts off in a dingy corridor, the music creates
an atmosphere of uncertainty. The bold red text could suggest fear.
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3. The spiralling stairs draws in the audiences attention. It confuses the
audience and gives them an idea of the genre.

4. We then get this image of a dark, dingy gate the rain mixed with the darkness around
gives a morbid feel to the scene. They use pathetic fallacy in this scene to bring a
horror/thriller element to it. This makes the audience nervous of what will happen
next.

5. A close up shot of a hand appears on screen. We don’t know who this person is and
we can see that they are doing something but can’t exactly on point what he is doing. It
also tells us that this book is based on a novel so we know some background
knowledge.

6. We get a long shot of a gate which may lead into a house or a different sort
of building. The gates have spikes on top which may suggest that people
are let in and out when allowed.

7. The room shown next is bordered by flames. The audience
could get a slight insight of what the actors personality may
be like.

8. This room then appears next, the room has chains in it and hand cuffs you can
see that this room is used as a prison cell. The room gives the audience an
indication that there is a prison aspect to the film.

9. The title of the film comes up in bold red letters this adds an element of
death or blood. This gives us a slight insight to what the genre of the film
maybe.