Frankenstein Shots



This shot is of a man introducing the film as Frankenstein was one of the first horror films to be shown. The black and white is not an effect but it adds to the theme of the film and makes it more scary due to the dark lighting. The curtain behind gives a sence of mystery so you are intrigued to watch the screen that is currently hidden.

This is a shot of one of the first parts of the film, introducing the title and the producers. Music is included now to spruce up the credits, the music is rather creepy as the violins are screeching in the background and the overqal sound is that of playing on a record player which naturally gives a more old fashioned tone to the music.

This shot shows the main list of characters and actors, this is for the audience to know who is going to be in the film and so if there is an actor/actress you like then you are hooked into wanting to watch the film. The background is of eyes which is freaky as you feel as though you are being watched as you stare at the screen.

 

 

This is one of the first shots of characters in Frankenstein, a midshot of a child and a woman crying at a burial. The setting is at a cemetary/grave yard and the sky is rather musky and dirty to create the sense of 'doom and gloom' in the atmosphere. The sounds present are only that of people crying and the ringing of the bell.



 



This is a shot of a figurine in the grave yard, this appears during the paning shot as the characters and scenery are shown to the audience. The skeleton obviously represents the death in the graveyard and the closed position could be the 'ending' of something and it being closed up. This highlights the idea od horror and the themes involved.

 

This shot is a close up of Dr Frankensteins associate looking rather scary hiding behind the fence. Frankenstein is behind him clearly tell him what to do (get down). The facial expression shown by the associate is a stern, sharp stare which shows there is something they have their eye on (the coffin). 

This shot is a close up of Frankenstein with his hands on the coffin he has just dug up, his face is close to it showing a sort of relationship between him and the body inside. There is no music in the background which makes us focus on the action and speech going on in the scene.

This is a high angle shot of Frankenstein and his associate moving the body inside the coffin along a cart to their lab. The shot is taken from behind rocks to show the secrecy of what they are doing and to highlight the body.