Shutter Island - Screenshot and analyse

The long shot to show the surrounding and location

Suggesting that there is no escape from the island. It is surrounded by the sea and if try to escape, you will die. Again, another mystery.

The storm may reflect what is about to happen.

Why did Scorsese use a close up? Scorsese used a close up for this shot to show the emotion to Teddy's face clearly. So the audience can relflect and understand his feeling at that exact point.

Gives the sense of warning and make the audience feel uncomfortable. Her image, her hair, the cuffs and cut on her throat, the audience would want to know why this has happened to her and why is she saying 'shhhh' to Teddy? Its mysterious.

The police seem tense and on edge because what has just happened. I feel like they are prepared for whatever is about to come.

This mid shot is to show how close together and they are to let the audience see facial expression and movements a lot more clearly because if I was in theor situation, you would want to feel protection and feel safe.

Why a close up? It has zoomed in for the audience to read it carefully and make them feel like they are there with them. They are seeing what exactly the actors are seeing.

First thing you see as the audience in this shot is the barbed wire. Scorsese did this to show protection and how secure this place is. Later on the film, the audience will wonder how the women escaped from the island or premises.

A long shot shows awareness and since it is at eye level, it shows the audience what exactly to actor to seeing and with that Police officer in the left of the shot that also shows protection and authority within the island. Also a long narrow shot suggest that it is secluded and isolated.

Gate after gate suggest protection and isolation from the rest of the world.

Even for a slight second, thos police officer is standing up and that suggests power and authority.