Nick Cassidy, played by Sam Worthington is standing on the ledge of a building in New York City. You can not see his facial expression or how he feels, but the shot makes him seem insignificant due to the framing. The Extreme Long Shot and the High Angle make his character very small compared to the massive city. Despite his insignificance you can see crowds of people on the streets below, watching this man standing on a ledge, and making this 1 person in New York, seem suddenly much more important.
The high angle shot, also shows you the city from Nick's perspective. You are looking down and seeing what he can see. The high angle also creates a big sense of height, and looking down on the city from so high up, adds suspense and enigma to the still, because you do not know whether he is going to jump or not. The man looks like he is peering over the side of the ledge, as if to decide whether or not he is going to jump and you can tell from the shot he may have been standing there for a long time to enable such large crowds of people to gather on the streets below. However from what the man is wearing, he seems like an ordinary man. Not a businessman, not a spy, just an ordinary man which makes the viewer wonder what has happened to this man that makes him want to stand on the ledge of this building, and maybe jump off.
I chose this film still, because I like how the framing and the angle of the shot give you the view of what the man in the shot can see. He is obviously the main character, because he is very central in the shot. Many questions are raised by this still; Why is he standing on the ledge? What is he going to do? Is he going to jump? The still also represents the thriller genre very well. The angle of the camera makes you feel nervous as you wait to see what happens.
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