horror film analysis

M-Mise en scene

• CLAMPS
• C- Costume- The costumes used in the opening scene to make the people in the scene look like thay are going to work the men in suits and the women in business suits and dresses. This creates a buissness type environment quite serious and the woman stood still in the middle of the shot is wearing casual clothes to make her stand out from the group and this creates use to wonder why is she wearing this? it shows she is not in the right environment. All the people in the scene have umbrella's apart from the woman in the middle of the shot who has no umbrella and it is raining already this sets the scene that there is something wrong
• L- Lighting- is included in M.E.L.C.S.
• A- Actors- The actors used in the scene are casual and in is set in either China or Japan because all the people are from that type of area this creates the viewer to wonder what is happening because it starts there and then it spreads to the UK further on in the film.
• M- Make up- The make- up used in the scene is natural because it creates a sense of reality and the woman that has no umbrella is pale the make-up used would have made her look pale because she is different as we find out at the end of the scene.
• P- Props- There are only umbrella's used as props in the first scene because it is raining which creates a dark suspense for the viewer because its already dim and drury.
• S- Setting- The setting of the scene is a busy street in the middle of a city centre.

Editing

• dissolving in and out credits.

Lighting

• Mainly low key lighting, this creates tension and it tells the viewer that the film will be scary and dark. Shows suspense and tenstion

Camera

• Close up of the girls face to show emotions and facial expressions, mid close ups too. There is an establishing shot and a zoom at the end to show the the infection is spreading and to show you where it was set. This shows the fear in people who dont want the infection.

Sound

• There are two types of sound Diagetic and non diageticto start with the diagetic sound there was the rain falling and the woman's attack on the man. The non diagetic sound in this scene was the music which created suspense and this creates tension to the viewer.

Conventions of a good film opening that this film has

• There are credits to tell us that who the producer is and who will be staring in the film.
• It leaves us wondering what will happen.
• It sets the scene and the mood of the scene.

Enigma's that are created

• What has just happened?
• How has it happened?
• Why is it spreading?
• What is this infection?
• Where did it start off?
• What will happen next?