The document analyzes still images from a film to understand the techniques used and what they convey to the audience. Still 1 uses a long shot to show students surrounding the main character, whose bright clothing draws attention. Still 2 uses close-up and low key lighting on the main character's face to emphasize importance and suggest mystery. Still 3 shows the main character changing in low key lighting, suggesting something bad will occur. Still 4 shows a character being dragged in low key lighting and eye-level angle to place the audience in his perspective as he is murdered. Still 5 uses fire and a mid shot to question who is responsible for the fire and show the main character's scared expression. Still 6 shows leaves and trees in low key lighting

1. Still image video
analysis
Libby Wallis

2. Still 1
The still shows the main character in the high school hallway setting,
in the centre of the shot, walking towards the camera creating the
pulled focus in the long shot.
The use of a long shot, also allows the audience to see the other
general students that are surrounding the main character in the
scene. The clothing of the main character is bright and holds the
audiences attention, again much darker colours worn by the extras to
emphasize that she is more important and at a higher position in the
schools hierarchy system.

3. Still 2
The still uses low key lighting in general, and a weak spotlight being
used on the main characters face. This emphasizes the characters
importance and connotes mystery and danger.
Also the use of a close-up on the characters face allows the audience
to see her eyes, which have changed, to show that she has a darker
side which will bring danger to the other characters.
The shadowy effect is used to show only half of the women’s face
and suggest that she is appearing from the dark and will be an
antagonist to other characters.

4. Still 3
The use of low key lighting once again acts to create a shadowy figure
and connotes mystery to the audience.
The shadowy image is of the main character when she is changing into
her ‘monster’ alter ego, informing the audience that something bad will
happen.
The use of the colour red connotes the theme of danger and links to
blood and passion to the audience.
The use of a close up on the antagonists face allows to see and
understand clearly what is happening and suggests the next actions.

5. Still 4
The low key lighting and abandoned location of the scene suggests
danger and an eerie nature to the upcoming events, in this case being
the murder of one of the main characters fellow students.
The shot uses an eye level angled shot to allow the audience to see the
event from the position of the character as he is being dragged by the
main character.
The use of lighting on the characters face allows the audience to see his
scared and distressed expression, reinforcing that the character is going
to be murdered by the main character.

6. Still 5
The use of fire connotes the themes of violence and terrorization in the
clip and adds drama for the audience to question and consider why a
building has been lit on fire, and who is responsible for it. Also the use of
fire provides natural light in the shot.
The still is a mid shot so the characters facial expression and clothing
can be shown. The clothing is conventional for the setting of the film and
the age of the characters being teenagers, for example the use of casual
clothing such as a hoodie reinforces the characters age and the
unlikelihood of the situation she is currently in.
The characters facial expressions, show her to be scared and in distress
at the situation.

7. Still 6
The still shows the use of dark colours and low key lighting which
connotes danger, violence and mystery in the scene and that the film will
involve a confrontation between the characters in a rural setting, as shown
by the leaves and trees featured in the background.
The character in the scene has been placed according to the rule of thirds
on the right vertical line of the wide shot, so the audiences attention is
drawn to her.
A slimy substance covering the character suggests that there is a fight or
confrontation between other characters and they have behaved in an
aggressive or violent manner.

8. Still 7
Close up
High key lighting
Greenery – background – out of focus
Props – teeth – aggression, danger, brutality
Face pulls focus