Film Scene 9-Frame Analysis

Begins with midshot to establish the characters and show the environment and where they are.

Second shot shown is a wide shot to give an overview of were she is.

Third shot, switches to midshot of new character and slowly zooms in to show emotions.

Stays as midshot for a while and shows conversation and emotions with it.

Switches to a wide

shot of a character

to show where they are and what’s happening

to her, switches to storyline to more of a horror/thriller as the girl is taken.

Close up of the character on phone showing her emotions and shock.

After this a sequence of sharp camera cuts appears to show increased panic by characters.

Shows close up and extreme close ups of what the character is preparing.

After a few exchanges of conversation it switches to a wide shot to establish what the girl is doing trying hide under the bed.

Goes to close up of

kidnappers feet to show mystery of their identity.

As this happens, the camera slowly zooms over sequence by sequence to show the expression in Liam Neeson’s face.

Camera stays as close up to girl under bed even as she is taken to show how it would feel.

Shows a last close up of shock and emotion from the fathers face as his daughter is taken.

Narrative:

Different language to main characters shows what location the person being kidnapped is from her father, also showing the difference between the kidnappers and the victim.

Characters start to exchange conversation quicker as the scene gets more panicky and emotion gets stronger.

As the panic and emotion increases the rate the frames change from character to character quickens also to make things seem more fast paced and panicked, makes you feel the emotion and how scared the characters are at this point in the scene.