Analysis of still shots - Die Hard - ISL 3

This extreme close-up shows great detail and expression on the characters face, this helps the audience to understand what they think of the pervious event. Framing is used in the shot, we can see that a large portion of the shot is taken up by the characters face but also there is a small section showing the location of the shot, it might be a window to a vehicle. Also the audience can see the door of a car or a van which suggests that the character is moving to another location. Composition is also used in the shot, it follows the Rule of thirds so the characters face is mainly central to the shot and also the window of the car/van is just in the background. This suggests that the characters face is meant to be the main detail but the door pillar and the view out of the window is also significant but not as the character. This is an level shot suggesting he might be in a conversation which another unknown character which could mean this shot is to show his reaction to what’s being said.