DaVinci Code- Still Analysis

In this still we see a close up of a clocked man through a caged door, the prominent feature in this shot is the gun as this is at the eye line of the viewer and is made to seem as though it is being aimed towards the audience and so at first is the main focal point, but then the audiences eye is drawn to the hooded man, the gun is blurred so the line of sight follows down the arm of the man to his face which is clearer but also darkened, this adds mystery and tension. It makes the shot more dramatic and much more frightening, but grips the audience, which are all conventions of the thriller genre.

In this shot the two characters, begin talking, but the subject of the conversation is not clearly revealed to the audience, the cloaked man asking, "where is it hidden?", he appears to be trying to get information from the man. By not revealing any more information to the viewer it makes them question what’s happening and what will happen and so keeps them in suspense for the rest of the scene.

The moonlight coming in through the windows is the only light in this room, this creates a eerie felling, as all you can see in the idea of light are the shadows from the windows also moonlight is closely associated with the horrow genre, as most scenes are set in the night, and shadows are used to create a frightening effect. This may convey the idea that something terrible and frightening is happening in this scene. The moonlight is only slightly hitting the hooded figures hand and is also glinting off the gun slightly, which again draws the viewers attention to the gun.