This document provides a visual and textual analysis of shots from a film. It examines various shots including a wide establishing shot, medium shots, interior and exterior location shots, mirror shots, close-ups, and low-angle shots. Each shot is analyzed in terms of what it reveals about the characters, location, genre, and narrative elements of the film. Key details like a character's expression, blood on hands, and money are examined for how they provide clues and generate questions about the plot and events of the crime or thriller film being depicted.

1. This wide shot establishes the location of
the opening. As it only has one character in
the frame with the title above, the viewer
This medium shot (which is placed knows that he is the central focus in the
according to the rule of thirds) does film. A young, white male is seen
The location changes from exterior to
not reveal the protagonists identity establishing that social group. The font
hence it creates enigma to the viewer. interior. The house suggests the social
used for the title is cracked which goes
The cigarette can limit the audience class of the protagonist. The face is still
well with the title, foreshadowing what the
for the film. It also establishes time. not revealed to the viewer, creating even
The tempo of the song gets more
film is about.
more anticipation.
dramatic as the character enters the
frame, predicting his importance in
the film.
This mirror shot adds
variety to the shot
selection. The knife and the
This shot, taken characters expression
from films like provide more evidence that
Psycho and Pulp the film is of the
Fiction show blood thriller/crime genre.
dripping off the
main characters
hands. This implies
some kind of crime
he has committed,
establishing the
genre of the film.
The close up emphasizes the This final low-angle shot reveals the Dirty
importance of the writing on The video cassette, knife and Riches that the title referred to. It also
the envelope and the logo. letter suggest that they could discloses the significance of the
This creates ambiguity of who have a key significance as these soundtrack Money. The inspiration for
this man is and what he’s up are the first things that came out this comes from Slumdog Millionaire
to. The idea of using Art The identity of the where a very similar shot was used. It
of his bag. They could help in
Director as a title was taken protagonist is revealed with arises many questions in the viewers
establishing narrative. The
from my nine frame analysis this low-angle shot, in which mind as to where did this money come
viewer is eager to know the
of Buried by Jorge Calvo. he is looking inside his duffle from. This has a cohesive effect and the
secret behind these props.
bag. The duffle bag connotes viewer wants to keep watching the film.
a bank robbery, creating
suspicion.