9 Frame Sequence Analysis

of

Alex Torrens

The Ward

This first frame shows a name of one of the productions associated with the film. It fits in with the idea of a horror film as the boat light in the distance

shining on the barrel makes it look mysterious. The fact it is shot in the night time (evidenced by the moon) also links in with the fact that this film may be

scary or spooky. The barrel being yellow adds colour to the dark colour palette.

This is another frame showing another production associated with the film. The bright orange colour makes the production name stand out and the star like design surrounding it makes it eye-catching. The white text also goers well with the orange and the colours do not clash together. This

could give us some ideas for our company logo that we will design later on.

This is the first shot in the film. This establishing shot sets the scene and created a dark, unsettling mood in the film. The fact the street

lamps are the only light source makes the location of the film look eerie and frightening. The fact the buildings are also big apartment blocks

also adds to the horror mood as they make the audience unaware of who may be living in them.

The footage then uses cross cut edits to different areas in the apartment blocks. In this shot, we see a long, dark corridor which we assume may be in the basement of the apartment blocks. The

zoom camera movement makes it more scary as the audience could expect something to pop out and make them jump. The long

dirty pipes on the walls also add to the eerie effect of the film.

This shot shows another area in the apartments, part of the cross cut edit. This is a surgery room, which is a stereotypical

setting for a horror film as the idea of surgery being performed on people is a popular fear amongst people. The different

equipment and tools on the side make the surgery room look more realistic and the fact the room is empty with no surgeon present makes the audience scared as they expect someone to

appear unexpectedly.

This shot shows the surgery tools in more detail in a cutaway edit. The variety of tools, some with sharp points and uncomfortable looking spears makes the tension of the film increase and builds up the suspense in the

film.

This is the first evident of brightness in the film. Although it is only light due to the lightening strikes from outside (again,

thunder and lightening is another convention of horror films), it slowly reveals the setting in a clearer form. In this image, we can see that the apartment blocks may not be apartment blocks and

may be some kind of hospital instead (evidenced from the surgery room shot previously).

This is the first character we are introduced to in the film. The blockage of the bars on the window in the door tells us that she may be trapped

in the room and has no way to get out. The fact she is also looking through the window may also tells the audience that we are looking

though the eyes of the monster/scary thing and her facial expressions show she is frightened and alone, and does not know what to expect

next.

After screaming coming from the female character due to the ‘thing’ getting closer to her, and more thunder and lightening effects used, we see this shot of just her feet dangling off of the ground using a close up. This tells us that she may have been killed by the thing, and the dark colour palette adds to the eerie effect further. The end of this scene makes the audience want to keep watching the horror film to find out what happens next and who the

mysterious character is that has killed the woman.