Nine Shot Analysis

Shot 1
In this first shot, towards the bottom of the screen, we can see a red liquid coming up to the top of the screen. This is implied to be blood because the from the 9th shot, we can see that this show is called Hannibal, based on the character from the classic 1991 horror film "The Silence of the Lambs". This use of colour and props makes the audience feel unsettled at first glance because the colour red has connotations of blood and death, whilst the audience don't really know where the blood has come from, making them feel tense before starting the show.

Shot 2
The credit in the second shot is near centre of the shot, whilst also being nearly surrounded by the blood. This implies for the audience that the character played by this woman could possibly be dangerous, making the audience feel tense. This makes them feel tense because with the name being nearly surrounded by the blood, it conveys the message that this actress is playing a character which is important in the show, also the blood has connotations with evil and death, making the audience keep a note of this actress to see what her character is like.

Shot 3
In shot 3, the blood is starting to comprise into what looks like a rib cage, with another credit being surrounded by the blood. This makes the audience more excited and tense because they are waiting to see what the blood on screen is doing. Also, the shot is on a white background, with the white contrasting with the red. This is because white has connotations of purity and innocence whilst red has connotations of anger and evil, making the audience tense as to what might be shown.

Shot 4
In the fourth shot, the blood which appeared in the first shot has now clearly made the face of a character, possibly the main character or possibly a victim in this show. The face made from blood can make the audience feel tense and on edge because they are left wondering why there is a face made from blood on their screens and who the face made from blood is.

Shot 5
With the credit in the 5th shot, the writing has changed to white, as opposed to the black writing in other shots. This implies to the audience that this character could possibly be the hero or the "good person" in this show. We can see this because the writing is written in white and white has connotations with goodness and angelic behaviour. This makes the audience suspicious because this writing contrasts the other writing shown in previous shots, making the audience wonder as to why this is.

Shot 6
In this shot, the face made from blood has a white light shining onto it, implying that there is some good trying the get out of this face made from blood. We can see this because the white light is shining directly onto the face, as white has connotations of forgiveness and honour. This makes the audience feel on edge because you are unclear as to what type of person this face is trying to be, as the white contrasts the red.

Shot 7&8
Same as above

Shot 9
The title of the show is dead centre of the screen, written in a dark red writing but getting lighter as it gets into the middle. This makes the audience feel suspicious as to who the character before was because from the writing, the dark red writing has connotations of evil and darkness, whereas the light red writing has connotations of there being some hope for this character, making the audience want to watch on to see how this character develops.