MAIN TASK- 9 Frame Analysis- SCOTT COLLER

TAKEN- 9 FRAME OPENING ANALYSIS

 1.  First shot is a close up of a young girl, the distorted composition suggests that the scene is of a past event. The happiness presented by the young girl is an important indicator of the content atmosphere in this opening scene, plus a contrast of attitude with the rest of the production.

 2.  Second shot is a close up of a birthday cake, indicating the girls age and establishing the story of the scene in focus.

 3.  Third shot is a close up of both the young girl and her mother. In this frame she is seen to be blowing out the candle on her birthday cake, possibly indicating a sense of aspire and happiness.

 4. Fourth shot features a close up of an unidentified character shown in low light, the distorted composition has been altered to a high definition image, possibly indicating an alteration in the time scale from the first few shots of the opening sequence.

 5. Fifth shot is a long shot of the main character with the actors name shown in clear, bold lettering. The long shot enforces the fact that he is alone in the room, in addition to this the low lighting suggest a dark, eerie atmosphere in contrast with the happiness at the beginning of the opening sequence.

 6. Sixth shot is an extreme close up of a karaoke machine manual, there isn't an explanation to the purpose of this shot which creates a mystery and interest for the audience.

 7. Seventh shot features a close up of a picture of a girl on a horse, likely to be the daughter of the main character because of the framing of the picture. In addition to this picture is the title of the film in clear, bold lettering. This combination suggests that it is infact his daughter that is the subject of the production.

 8. Shot eight features a fade out of the main title and shows an establishing shot of a car, representing a an alteration of change in time frame as it is now day time- possibly the next day from the previous shot.

 9. The ninth shot is a reaction shot of the main character conversing with an employee of a electronics store. The close up shot reveals the emotions on the characters face, and is likely to relate to the karaoke manual seen earlier in the opening sequence. It is here at which the main story begins.