The Black Dahlia9 screen Analysis

In this frame the camera shows two characters in a messy locker room, the charactersare situated slightly off center screen. The camera shot used is a long shot which only shows half of the screen and not the whole scene like an establishing shot would,this cuts out any unnecessary scene like floor. The way the characters are positionedsuggests that the character sitting facing the camera is of more importance than thecharacter facing away as the audience can only see the back of him, his face isn’t important.

In this frame this character is shown through the use of a close up. The character is still shown situated just off center screen but this frame has the character slightly to the right. The character is taking deep breaths and looks deep in thought as if to prepare himself for what is to come. Also

in this frame we can see some post production titles across the lower half of the screen.

This frame then transitions into the next scene, the transition is an editing technique which in this case is a fade. The character has shut his eyes when the transition starts which could imply that

this transition is what the character is thinking of.

This frame shows a street riot which is utter chaos. There are lots of different fights occurring everywhere. The camera is panning down

the street to show the mass of destruction the the street, the audience can see this

In this frame we can see three different people, the camera is in a mid shot but is using an over the shoulder to show that there is two different sides in the fight to add to this the two people on one side are dressed the

same showing they are on a team. In the shot we can also see that there are post production titles across the lower half of the screen.

In this frame the camera is showing the whole room from an angle which is on eye level with the rest of the characters. The way the shadows are horizontally positioned is a classis film noir technique. Both characters are sat down at opposite sides of the

room facing each other in deep conversation about the events of the night. Outside of the room there is a car on fire it is positioned in the middle of the screen, it shows how this is important yet the two policemen are doing nothing about it.

In this frame there are two characters shown, one is chained to a radiator and the other I sat comfortable on a chair. The way the characters are positioned this way to show who is in the position of power, the character situated on the floor is

clearly a prisoner with no power whereas the character sat comfortably on a chair has all the power and is positioned higher in the frame. Again the horizontal shadows are a typical film noir technique.

This frame shows a high angle of a factory which highlights how busy everyone is. The characters in this frame are all wearing hats and suits which are conventions of film noir and the era it was filmed in ie the 1940s. Also the light coming through the window is

typical technique of film noir.

In this frame the camera is still a high angle but is below the lights and higher than everyone in the shot. The light is much more evident in this shot and lights up the frame. We can now see how cluttered the place is with desks cluttered everywhere, papers

piled high on every desk.