Narrative
In this shot, 'Marlin', the orange fish and 'Dory', the blue fish are frantically swimming, whilst gripping on to each other for comfort. This panic and hast in connoted through their facial expressions and the seemingly in motion positioning of their fins. This suggests that these two characters are in danger or are at least scared by something. Bruce, the shark in the background, anchors this due to his large rows of sharp pointy teeth, demonic expression and cold blue emotionless colour which juxtaposes the fishes small warm and brightly coloured curves. Aswell as this, the positioning of Bruce in the frame is also key. He as been purposefully raised to the top of the still and the fish have been lowered to the bottom which highlights the sense of hierarchy and food-chain whilst amplifying the connotations of danger and intimidation.
Genre
The nature of this shot suggests that the film is possibly a horror, thriller or action-adventure film, due to the arrangement of the scene. However, because of the animated cartoon style of the film, the possibility of a horror is dramatically decreased and the likelihood of a kids action-adventure film becomes the most likely genre to suit. This is also anchored by the child friendly nature of the shot as it has carefully censored any blood, violence or gore to keep the overall film rating 'U'.
Audience
Due to the empty blue sea that surrounds the characters and the very tight framing of the shot, the intensity of the fear is increased as it causes the audience to feel as there is no escape whilst also highlighting the petrified expressions on Dory's and Marlin's faces. Also, because of the juxtaposing sizes of the protagonists and antagonist the audience immediately become sympathetic towards the small helpless fish and build up an emotional connection with these characters that highlights the audiences want for the seemingly innocent fish to survive.
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