1. Saw 1
The first frame of the film shows the As the film opens we see a mans face
production company of the film. underwaterThis gives the audience the
feeling of being claustrophobia. It adds to
the effect of the film and presents a
mystery because people want to know
why this person is underwater and so
keeps the audience watching
This frame introduces us to the setting of The very low lighting is also a
the scene which is very dirty and grimy. commonly used convention of horror
This is a common convention of many films. It makes the audience feel
horror films. uneasy and plays on their fear of the dark
and what could come out of it
As the lights come on, the camera focus In this frame we are introduced to another
makes the shot very blurry. This is to show character. We can see he is chained to
the character who's point of view we are looking a pipe and is extremely dirty suggesting
through is very confused and disorientated. he has been there a long time. This again
adds intrigue to the audience because they
want to now why he is there and who he
is.

2. Saw 1
This is the first time we see the dead body This long shot of the room they are in
in the middle of the room. It immediately fully shows us the setting/situation the
shocks the audience as we can see it in very characters are in. this makes the audience
graphic detail. We can see it is holding a gun feel tense and uneasy.
which suggests that he has chosen to kill
himself perhaps because of the situation he
is in.
This shot shows the confusion and fear of the
other character in the room. He seems very quiet
whereas the other character is very scared and is
shouting a flailing about. This makes us like this
character more because the other one is whiney and
people tend to take a general dislike to those kinds of
people.