The Machinist, title analysis

This first credit shows the the producer, which is usually the first credit to appear. The black background suggests something of an eerie atmosphere.

 The light reflected on the window suggest the idea of the character not being able to differentiate from what is real and in real life to what is in his own mind. The position of him crouching over a carpet role shows further narrative into the storyline of this film. It seems as he is trying to role up a body .

 This screen garb finally shows the face of the person in question. From this, we can see he a fairly thin with a few cuts and bruises to his face. This would then take the audience back to what they previously saw with the character rolling the body in the carpet. The cuts and bruises may have come from an attack in the situation which lead to the dead body, or from before that situation.

This screen grab finally reveals the title of the film. The positioning of Trevor suggests he is the main character and ultimately The Machinist. The outline of his cheekbones is more apparent in this shot further showing his fragile exterior along with the bruises. There are also bags visible under his eyes suggesting he has not slept much and it could have something to do with the body he was rolling up and/or the scars on his face. The impact of this on the viewer is to question what they have just seen.

This low angle shot shows the struggle that Trevor is facing when trying to dispose of the body. There is also focus on his face, he is holding the body over his shoulder despite his evident tiredness. The background is also quite misty which sets the atmosphere as someone trying to hide something or someone. The dark skies give it an eerie look as well.

This next shot is also a low angle shot. This portrays the character of Trevor getting ready to throw the body. From the foreground it is apparent the carpet with the body will be rolled/pushed down a slope or hill. The iron railing on the side suggests it is quite a dangerous area to be around especially late at night where there is not much visibility.

This is another low angle shot. This reflects Trevor looking down at what he has accomplished, although the carpet is starting to lift up and away from the body leading the carpet to unravel and the person left uncovered at the bottom of the slope before rolling into the water.

This next mid shot shows Trevor mid action just after before the body down the slope. This shows Trevor noticing someone else is approaching so he knows he needs to act fast to complete what he has started.

Here Trevor is seen giving the body a final push as the carpet became stuck on a possible rock or hook as seen in a previous screen grab. From the positioning, it is clear that Trevor is putting himself in further danger as he nearly loses his balance but stops himself in time from going down the slop with the body wrapped in carpet.

This mid shot shows a shocked face on Trevor - this is because someone has just seen him and is shinning a torch on his face. However through the script it is clear the person with the torch knows Trevor and possibly knows what Trevor has done and why he has killed the person. Although the person holding the torch does not seen very surprised with finding Trevor in this place and it this position.

Bleach is seen in this scene, this is because Trevor is vigorously cleaning his hands with bleach, possibly to rid his skin of any evidence regarding the body in the two previous scenes. The bathroom tiles used in this scene suggest Trevor is a very clean person as they are clean and seem to have been wiped down every few days. This need to be clean and be surrounded by cleanliness suggests Trevor may have OCD to do with cleanliness.

The torch in the first and second frame highlight the importance of the torch. It also links back to the torch in the previous scene outside where Trevor was disposing of the body. The torch in Trevors suggests the person who was holding the torch outside was the person to assist Trevor home.