Camera
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First shot of main protagonist is a mid-shot and
shows his emotion which seems to be anxious. The next clip shows his cuts to a
medium close up similar to the first shot of the trailer, however this time the
protagonist is closing his eyes, and the camera is zooming in. This zooming
movement connotes that we are looking at his thoughts.
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The next shot is a shot cut of what is assumed
to be their house. The camera is tracking left, and the movement feels slightly
unnatural, which connotes that someone is watching the house. The shot is also
low angle, connoting the house is powerful, and giving it a menacing look.
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The previous shot then fades out, and a close up
of a metronome then fades in. This also sets the scene as people usually have
metronomes in the 20th century.
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Smooth
but shaky camera movement when showing characters views in corridors, builds
tension and shows fears of the character, so the audience can imagine if they
were in the characters position.
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Smooth camera movements reflect feelings of main
protagonists as the story plans out. For example in the hospital setting, s
which zooms in on the characters faces shows emotion and feelings of anxiety
and sadness.
Mise en scene
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In terms of the Mise en scene, this covers many
aspects that a conventional horror film will include such as the props,
costume, location, people etc.
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The trailer consists of a typical location, a
middle class house in a nice, respectable, quiet neighborhood occupied by a
regular loving family. This is juxtaposed by the house being inhabited by a
demon
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Lighting is very soft in daytime and calm scenes
of the trailer, such as the hospital scene, which creates a reassuring nature.
In the tenser and darker scenes, the lighting is harsher, with lots of shadows
This creates a darker atmosphere and harsher tone so creates horror. This is a
typical convention of a horror film
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