The Ellington Kid: Six Frames Analysis

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FRAME 1




- Close up: places emphasis on the knives, establishing them as the centrepiece of the story.
- Introduced a palette of grey, metallic and red that continues throughout.
- The hands in the frame are blurred; suggestive of action taking place - the face however isn't seen, adding a sense of suspense.

FRAME 2



- Mid shot: characters are located on parallel side, differing in every way possible. The storyteller is short, skinny and white, wearing darker shades, whilst his friend is dark, large, and his clothing is brighter. Their personalities differ just as much.

FRAME 3



- Cold, eery palette of grey shades. 
- The shot is from behind, and the character is walking downwards and away. We are immersed in the action as the observer, almost in the position of the gang members. 

FRAME 4

- Low mid shot; the wound is just about concealed, allowing further expression from the face to be read and interpreted regarding the injury.
- The character's hoodie blends in with the background tile. The only prominent colour is the blood red in his mouth in the centre.

FRAME 5


- Mid shot, with two kebab workers out of focus in the background, located either side of the gang member, dressed in identical red. He is facing away from them, as if unaware of the danger posed.

FRAME 6




- Mid shot: the gang member is looking just past the camera, but the knife seems dangerously close and threatening to the viewer.
- Cold, grey and black colour palette repeated. The only warm colours seem to come from the blood and the kebab workers.














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