Analysing Pictures

Analysing Minority Report

Picture 1

Picture 2

Picture 3

Photo 1

The photo is a picture of angry police officers/cops from the future. I think that they might be slightly angry because of the facial expression from the man in front which is angry yet confused. His stare is strong and looking directly at the camera connoting he is serious and feeling formidable and better than everyone.

It is focusing on him because he is the main and head police officer; everyone follows his lead. The use of a *medium close-up captures him and the background of other men. The picture is focused on 4 men and then there is a man in the background who is out of focus showing that these characters will be the main police officers who are better than the others and do more to capture John (the main character/hero/Tom Cruise).

This picture tells are something is about to happen, something filled with action (police officers fugitive).

*medium close-up: When the waist and head are both visible and the actor is roughly in the middle and has other characters and background.

Photo 2

This picture shows a car. This shows characters crashing into the top of the car (broken car). This picture is at a *long shot because it shows the subject (the car) and it also shows the background of a warehouse/shed.

The car has also been placed at an angle so we can see the condition it is in before and after the crashing of the dummy/ character.

It is focusing on the car because that is the main subject in the picture. There is other sheds but they are not important; to let the viewer know, they focus on the car.

This picture also tells us that it will result in an action related theme because of the body falling on it. This is at a perspective angle because something can pop out of nowhere and it also connotes danger; busted car, dark place and screaming.

*Long shot: shows the whole subject and plenty of background

Photo 3

This picture is showing the main character/Tom Cruise. This picture was taken in a *close up to show the emotion of the character. In this picture he seems confused and slightly distressed but then he also seems like he has control of the situation.

It is focusing entirely on the character with a small amount of background (blurred). The character may be in a fight with someone (planning out his next move). He doesn’t seem guilty but seems innocent as if he doesn’t know why this is happening. This was taken just to see the expression of the character.

*close up: to focus closely on one subject (a part of the subject only).