1. 9 shot
Analysis
Memento

2. Close up shot on a polaroid pictured , framed by a hand at the left hand side, the
close up shot emphasis on the blood in the image . From this shot us as an
audience can tell that there has been crime and violence included within this
sequence.

3. Extreme close up on the hands of the character , this shot shows movement of
the hands which can portray into stress or being nervous which suggests that
there is something out of the ordinary occurred in this sequence.

4. Close up shot on the face of the character, this shot follows on from the shot of
the hands. The effect of the close up shot is to show the blood on the characters
face and the nervous sweat running down his right cheek, again this shot
definitely portrays that there is something out of the ordinary occurred. Example a

5. Extreme close up shot on blood running, the effect of this shot is to tell the
audience that there has been violence or a murder in this film, but by just using a
close up shot on the blood and not a shot of the body creates a suspense for the
viewer to keep watching to find out what has happened.

6. Again another closer up shot is used on the case of the the bullet which is
another clue that a crime has been made. This shot uses a shallow focus has the
background behind the bullet is not in focus, the effect of this is to portray the how
he mind of the murderer is not clear for them to commit a crime like this.

7. Close up shot on a pair of glasses covered in blood, the blood conotates as death
, and the glasses are used as a clue to the type of person the character is that
has been murdered or hurt. The continuous use of close up shots is to create a
mystery for the audience so they get an insight on what has happened without

8. Birds eye view close up on the victims head. Very dark saturation making the shot
look more mysterious. Typical convention of a film noir style is used in this shot
using shadows and strips of light to make the shot seem more dated. The
splatters of blood frame the head of the victim in this shot which is a clear

9. Medium shot of the criminal from a low angle makes him look more dominant and
in control , The gun is pointed at the camera in this shot which makes it look like
the audience is looking through the eyes of the victim making them fell small an
vulnerable making this an effective shot.

10. This shot is an extreme close up on the face showing the facial expressions
focusing on the eye to show emotion in the character. This shot is in black and
white which expresses the shadow convention of a film noir as the strip of light
, highlights the eye to express the way he is feeling. Showing the emotion and