The document provides a 9-frame analysis of a scene from the film The Black Dahlia. Frame 1 shows two characters in a locker room with one facing away from the camera. Frame 2 is a close-up of the character taking deep breaths. Frame 3 includes a fade transition implying what the character is thinking. Frame 4 shows a street riot in chaos with fights everywhere. Frame 5 uses an over the shoulder shot to show two sides of a fight. Frame 6 shows two characters in deep conversation with shadows and a burning car outside. Frame 7 positions one character chained to a radiator with no power compared to the other. Frame 8 shows a busy factory with characters in hats and suits lit by window light. Frame 9 has

1. The Black Dahlia
9 screen Analysis

2. In this frame the camera shows two characters in a messy locker room, the characters
are situated slightly off center screen. The camera shot used is a long shot which only
shows half of the screen and not the whole scene like an establishing shot would
,this cuts out any unnecessary scene like floor. The way the characters are positioned
suggests that the character sitting facing the camera is of more importance than the
character facing away as the audience can only see the back of him, his face isn’t important.

3. In this frame this character is shown through the use of a close up. The character is still shown
situated just off center screen but this frame has the character slightly to the right. The character
is taking deep breaths and looks deep in thought as if to prepare himself for what is to come. Also
in this frame we can see some post production titles across the lower half of the screen.

4. This frame then transitions into the next scene, the transition is an editing technique which in this
case is a fade. The character has shut his eyes when the transition starts which could imply that
this transition is what the character is thinking of.

5. This frame shows a street riot which is utter chaos. There are lots of different
fights occurring everywhere. The camera is panning down
the street to show the mass of destruction the the street, the audience can
see this

6. In this frame we can see three different people, the camera is in a mid shot but is using an over the shoulder to
show that there is two different sides in the fight to add to this the two people on one side are dressed the
same showing they are on a team. In the shot we can also see that there are post production titles across the
lower half of the screen.

7. In this frame the camera is showing the whole room from an angle which is on eye level with the rest of the characters. The way
the shadows are horizontally positioned is a classis film noir technique. Both characters are sat down at opposite sides of the
room facing each other in deep conversation about the events of the night. Outside of the room there is a car on fire it is
positioned in the middle of the screen, it shows how this is important yet the two policemen are doing nothing about it.

8. In this frame there are two characters shown, one is chained to a radiator and the other I sat comfortable on a chair.
The way the characters are positioned this way to show who is in the position of power, the character situated on the
floor is clearly a prisoner with no power whereas the character sat comfortably on a chair has all the power and is
positioned higher in the frame. Again the horizontal shadows are a typical film noir technique.

9. This frame shows a high angle of a factory which highlights how busy everyone is. The characters in this frame are all wearing hats
and suits which are conventions of film noir and the era it was filmed in ie the 1940s. Also the light coming through the window is
typical technique of film noir.

10. In this frame the camera is still a high angle but is below the lights and higher than everyone in the shot. The light is much more
evident in this shot and lights up the frame. We can now see how cluttered the place is with desks cluttered everywhere, papers
piled high on every desk.