Sound - There is the sound of rain to open up the piece showing its dull and gloomy. There isnt any music in the background at first and the main character walking through her apartment, then flicking the switch on and off. There is the sound of the switch. When the monster/creature appears infront of her, she screams and the non-diagetic music adds to the surprise. There are creaking floorboards through the piece, making the audience believe it is a old and creepy house. We hear and see the lights go off, along with the creepy floor boards making it clear there is someone else in the house other than her. We can hear the light flickering adding to the suspence. Lighting - The lighting is quite simple, changing between dark and light. They use the change in lighting to show different things happening throughtout the short film. It shows the audience that the frightening changes happen during the dark, rather than in the light. Because its filmed in a enclosed area which is shut of, and because she is living alone it makes the short film more frightful as she cant get help. As it progresses we notice she is not alone in the apartment. During the switch between light and dark we notice someone is there, the character also notices. Dark colour schemes are a stereotypical code and convention of horror and thriller films, hence why they used the darkness and isolation of the apartment. The Camera - The low shot camera angle shows an apartment and a gloomy atmosphere. This sets the film up, showing the audience its going to be a gloomy and dark short film. The camera follows behind her until she turns of the switch. It then switches to the antagonists POV shot, although the main character isnt aware that it is actually there. The mid shot of her face shows she is now slight more aware that someone else is there. She is curious so she continuously turns on and off the switch. The close up shot shows she is scared as the creature or person comes nearer. A wide shot reveals a small dark room with a single bed and light in the corner. The lack of furniture shows how she is vaunrable and has no where to hide if something happens, this makes the audience then worry for her and her safety. The wide shot of the open door, then zooms in as a creaking sound starts, making it obvious that its the door. The ending shows a midshot of the protagonist looking around happily, thinking no one is there, then looking to the light and seeing the monster, then turning of the light. Mise-en-Scene -
The short film is set in a isolated and small location which is a typical code and convention of a horror piece. Its claustraphobic and a small contained place which means if something happens she only has a few escape routes, they can still get blocked of though. The opening to the short film shows its raining, its a dull and dark setting with is a common code and convention to horror and thriller pieces which this clearly is. Its includes aspects from both horror and thriller pieces making it a horror-thriller. It isn't completely a horror as there isnt any gore in the short film and it lacks that. Flickering lights near the end where the antagonist is getting closer is a typical code and covention of thriller and horror pieces. It builds up suspension and the audience become more frightened. Comments are closed.
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