This still image uses a close-up shot of a man's face to convey tension and capture his psychotic emotions and anger. The constricting background and broken door frame confine the facial expression and represent his broken life and isolation from society. The close-up shot is intended to grip the audience and create tension by showing details of his repugnant facial expression, including an unshaven beard, sweaty forehead, and discolored teeth, portraying him as a villain. The dark lighting, close-up shot, and animalistic facial features establish the genre as horror/thriller.

1. Camera angle
This still image shows the camera shot being a close up image of his face, a close-up to capture the characters
emotions. The constricting background creates tension, and has been used to confine the facial expression. The use
of the broken door frame represents his broken life and heart and the broken door frame represents how society
has broken away from him. The close-up has also been used to confine the facial expression; this is to convey the
characters psychotic manner and anger. The image shows some part of the subject in more detail whilst still giving
an impression of the whole subject. The close-up is used to create tension and to captivate the audience by gripping
them with the chilling close-up.
Facial expression
The facial expression shown in this close-up is
repugnant the un-shaven beard, sweat
mounted forehead, slick and sweaty hair
suggest his lack of hygiene and discoloured
teeth as well as bristly beard contribute to an
un-attractive outcome, leaving the audience
to decide that he is a villain due to the lack of
care and the antagonism portrayed within
his expression. Stereotypically the villains are
portrayed as repugnant and the hero as well
groomed. Also, the facial expression show’s
connotation of animalistic features of the
teeth, the biting and grizzly effect related to
a predator such as a lion, conveying his
character as a predator. Also, the close up of
his eyes shows emphasis on the psychotic
manner of his eyes and dark circles around
them to highlight his dark manner and nature
and the way his eyes are focused on an vent
of scene builds tension amongst viewers as
they are prepared to witness what he is
seeing. Also, the sweating his forehead
represents his guilty conscious that he is
panicking he will be caught or found out,
however the sweat could also mean he has
been chasing someone or working very hard
to catch someone.
Genre
The genre convention portrayed is horror/thriller as shown by the captivating close-up of the
psychotic man. The genre is clear to see from this still image as it uses the dark lightening for enigma
and the animalistic features to show horror and repugnance of the protagonist. Also, the genre is
clear to see as the close-up portrays to the viewers the malicious and cruel manner of the actor.
Setting:
This close-up shows very little background as
its main focus is on the protagonist face,
however the broken door frame which
capsules his face represents his isolation from
society and how he is captured within himself
and is lonely therefore the broken door
portrays him trying to escape, fractured parts
of the door resembles fractures of wounds
upon his victims.
Lighting and colours
The use of low-key lightening is used to
convey the genre convention of horror; the
lighting is dull and eerie. Also, the colours
used within this image are dark colours such
as black, brown this connotes the horror and
are used to frighten the audience and make it
unsettling for the viewers by using the dark
lighting to set the tone and create tension of
the unknown therefore creating enigma as
the viewers are un-aware of the events to
come.