This document analyzes 9 frames from a music video. Each frame is summarized, noting camera angles, lighting techniques, and how they establish mood and provide insight into the characters. Low-key lighting and shadows are used frequently, creating a sinister or secretive tone. Extreme close-ups focus attention on faces and expressions. Breaking the fourth wall in one frame makes the audience unsettled. Overall the frames tell a story through their cinematography and mise-en-scene.

1. 9 FRAME ANALYSIS
– PARLOUR GAMES
BY SIX FINGER
SATELLITE
BY JOHN PATTINSON

2. 1ST FRAME
In the opening frame we see a man on the phone from a low angle close up
camera shot. Low key lighting is used to produce a shadow over the mans
face. From his expression we can see he is happy but the use of lighting and
the style of music makes this appear sinister.

3. 2ND FRAME
In this frame we can see a man at his desk from a high angle shot with
low key lighting. From this use of lighting and the size of the room this scene feels
very claustrophobic. From the mise en scene we can see he is an office worker
And that maybe he has stayed back late to work.

4. 3RD FRAME
In this frame we see an extreme close up of a man using a telephone. The
impression this gives the audience is that the person is secretive and that he
doesn’t anyone to overhear what he is saying. The lighting is low key which also
adds to the tone that the man has a problem he is trying to fix.

5. 4TH FRAME
In this frame low key lighting is used to cast a shadow on one side
of the man’s face. It is a medium close up, with only the head and top of
shoulders visible. The man is staring directly down the lens, breaking the fourth
Wall. This is something which can be unsettling for the audience. This is also the
singer of the band which shows Andrew Goodwin’s theory of star image.

6. 5TH FRAME
In this frame we a man’s face in profile and close up. Lighting has been used to
cover his eyes with a shadow.

7. 6TH FRAME
In this frame we a two shot from a low angle of two men walking into a room.
The effect the low angle has is that we see these men as dominant It could also
be a POV shot as both men are looking directly down the camera. From their
expression we get the impression they are

8. 7TH FRAME
This frame has a different background colour to the previous frames which
suggests a change in mood in both the song and the music. The lighting is,
again, low key with shadows across people’s

9. 8TH FRAME
In this frame we see a group of people smoking at what looks like a party.
Dennis Mcquail’s theory of identity is present here as we can see the kind of
people they are from the way they're dressed and how they are acting.

10. 9TH FRAME
The lighting on this shot is very film noire. Much of the frame is completely
black, forcing you to look at the man in centre frame who is staring right into the
lens.