1. 9 Frame Analysis
Thriller/Noire Genre
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo:
How the Genre is portrayed?
2. Frame 1
Image of the distributor
and the producer’s of the Music is playing
film occurred at this as the
scene. Clear indication to distributor is
the audience who shown which is
produces and distributes again setting up
the film. Well known the tone of the
distributors and producers film with the
which give a sense of dark music.
familiarity with the
audience. The distributor image is darkened and
shaded in order to keep the tone of
the film right from the start which is
the bleak and dark tone. Audience
recognise this which allows them to
set themselves up ready for the tone
of the film.
3. Frame 2
First shot In trailer of Over the shoulder is
one of the main used again to give a
characters. Gives sense of mystery to
audience chance to the trailer. Gains
recognize that this audiences attention
character will be with the use of the
central to the plotline. over the shoulder shot.
Music is continued Use of dark
again to set the tone surroundings as well
of the film. Character create the sense of
is also wearing mystery that is
clothes that are A voiceover can be heard in this shot which is common within the
shown in the poster talking about the character the audience see on the thriller and noire
showing a link screen. Voiceover gives the audience the genres.
between the texts. background information while also give a hint to the
character’s personality but also creates a sense of
confusion as audience want to know more about
the character.. Part of the noire genre, in the sense
of over the course of the film the audience will gain
more information of the detective character.
4. Frame 3
First shot of second
main character which This shot shows this
helps to set up the story characters face which
for the audience. In suggests to the audience
many thrillers and that this character will be
detective films there are easy to understand and
the two detectives or emphasise with where as
colleagues working it will be difficult with the
together to solve a other character. Also,
mystery., this is shown introduction of male
here with the character, keeps the
introduction of this balance for the audience
character. Character is A Voiceover can be heard again in this shot as there a female and
also wearing clothes that but this time it is that of the women that was male lead in the film.
are shown in the poster seen in the previous shot. She is talking Could be seen as
showing a link between about what she thinks of this man. This sets uncommon in noire films
the texts. up chance in the film of a character as they are often solely
development between the two as it is clear to male characters.
the audience that the women knows who this
man is. Part of the genre in the sense of the
relationship between the two partners.
5. Frame 4
This next shot is where
the male character has Voiceover is again
been sent to. The used to convey the
mystery is apparent here genre as the
as the audience do not voiceover is talking
know where he is going about “investigating
and why. Good element these bullies” for
of the thriller genre them. Also music is
which is to always keep louder during this shot
the audience guessing and uses quite a
as to what the mystery harrowing tone of
is. music which suggests
Long shot of the mansion puts emphasis on
that this place has a
the building, signals to the audience that the
secret or mystery and
mansion is of significant importance to the
is a dark and
plotline. Grey, cloudy sky also helps to add
upsetting place.
to the mystery and keep the tone of the film.
This building is also significant as it used in
the poster showing a link between the text
while again enforcing the fact that this
mansion is important.
6. Frame 5
Image of young girl is next
shown which adds to the
Close up on the picture
mystery to the trailer.
allows audience to
Audience wonder who this
remember this character
is, whether the film will
and be on the look out
about a murder mystery
for an appearance of this
involving her or finding
girl in the photo, entices
her. Part of the noire
audience in wanting to
genre having a character
find the girl and find the
that is the victim or the
mystery.
character the detectives
are trying to find.
The voiceover is again used as the Daniel Craig’s
character is gaining information on the girl in the
picture. “This is Harriet, someone in the family is
responsible for her murder”. This instantly portrays
both the thriller and the noire genres as now a murder
mystery is involved and central to the plotline.
Audience now have more information to go on.
7. Frame 6
Good example of the noire and
thriller genres are shown here as During this shot the music
the male lead in the film is looking is getting much louder and
at evidence that will help him in much more prominent
the case. Typical use of evidence which creates the tense
and what the evidence means is atmosphere while also
prominent in most thriller and giving off the suspense
genre films such as seven and la that the film will carry
confidential. Entices audience into which entices the
wanting to know what the audience.
evidence means, good use of a
thriller and genre theme.
Low angle shot is used to show the scale of the evidence
that the male character is being shown suggesting that
there is a lot to learn and understand in the film. The long
shot is used to show what this character will be dealing
with. Allows audience to put themselves in the male
characters shoes and wonder what they would do with the
evidence which appeals to the audience.
8. Frame 7
The edits in the trailer are
This shot is one of the much quicker and more
first shots in the trailer of intense suggesting to the
the two main characters audience that once the
together. Suggests to the two characters form a
audience that there will a partnership then the
part where the characters mystery is going to
meet up and why they become more intense and
meet up, entices the dangerous. Prepares
audience into wanting to audience for what is to
find out how the duo come, audience now
meet up. expect more action and
By now having the two characters be
suspense to follow.
seen as working together, the trailer is
now using the classic detective element
of having two partners working together
in order to solve a murder mystery.
Easily recognizable and understandable
for the audience, can now relate to the
film better.
9. Frame 8
Shot of explosion
clearly shows that the Use of long shot is used
film has some to add danger and
elements of action and fatality in the film as the
that there will be shot shows an outline of
frantic moments within a person. This makes the
the film which will have audience wonder
the audience on the whether it is one of the
edge of there seat main characters in the
which attracts the explosion or whether the
more action interested main characters
audience. themselves have set off
Music within the trailer has now built up the explosion which adds
throughout the trailer to a climax and to the confusion and the
portrays the drama and suspense that suspense.
will occur in the film while the characters
are solving the mystery. Also the
explosion shot adds a sense of danger
for the audience as they wonder If the
characters in the film can survive the
mystery.
10. Frame 9
The trailer ends with the title of the film portrayed, use of background is
used well as complete black background can be seen to show mystery. By
having the black background it makes the audience focus on the title and
therefore makes them remember the name. The cut to black also adds
suspense and leaves the audience desperate for more information after
the frantic last shots in the trailer is cut to black.
