A nine frame analysis of the movie Saw 3D

1. Nine Frame Analysis
SAW 3D

2. 1st Scene
11 Seconds:
Establishing shot of the environment everyone is at panning around the
location till it reaches the characters.

3. 2nd Scene
5 Seconds:
Wide shot of both characters shows exactly where they are and what position
they are in.

4. 3rd Scene
5 Seconds:
Medium Close Up of one of the characters waking up which shows his reaction
and what he tries to do with his body to attempt to escape.

5. 4th Scene
10 Seconds:
Starts with a medium shot then snapping to a close up and back to a medium
shot switching between viewpoints of the glass then cutting to a bunch of close
up shots as the character tries to escape shackles showing the desperation.

6. 5th Scene
10 Seconds:
Character wakes up with a close shot on him, then cutting to the other
character with a medium shot, which then alternates between them as they
say their dialogue with close ups and medium shots.

7. 6th Scene
10 Seconds:
A 3rd character is introduced from a medium close up shot cutting quickly to a wide shot of a shocked
crowd as they see her. This then jumps to the 2nd character on a close up shot to show his reaction
and pans from the 1st characters close up to show his emotion going back up to her then switching to
each character from a close up to show their emotions.

8. 7th Scene
12 Seconds:
Starts with a medium shot of the bottom half of this 4th character as he isn’t fully revealed yet then snapping to the first character
from a medium close up to show him bracing himself for the smashed glass with his emotion showing. The camera then pans up
to another medium shot of the 4th characters top half, revealing himself. It then cuts to the minor character who tries to break the
glass to no result with a medium close up shot which snaps to a long shot. The camera then goes back to the 4th character
zooming in slightly from a medium close up shot as he says his first dialogue. As the 4th character addresses the first two
characters it snaps to them both from a medium close up showing their reaction.

9. 8th Scene
14 Seconds:
Wide shot of crowd to show how everyone is reacting with the current events. The camera then cuts to the 1 st
character with a medium close up them panning to the 3rd character as they speak. The camera then cuts to medium
close ups of both the 1st and 2nd characters showing clear fear and shock in their faces as they face the the 3 rd
character. This then cuts between the 3rd character and the other two characters in a series of medium shots and
medium close up shots as they exchange dialogue.

10. 9th Scene
Seconds:
The scene ends with a medium close up of the 1st and 2nd
characters showing the shock as the 3rd character dies from
the blade