SHORT HORROR FILM ANALYSIS

ATTIC PANICCamera Mise en Scene Editing SoundBig close up on lights, shows them going out.

Set in a attic, woman is dressed all in black.

Light bulb goes out so the setting is dark to give it the horror movie low key lighting.

Diegetic sound with light bulb breaking and the antagonist moving around.

Close up on her face shows the fear of the character.

Human in a sheet comes after her.

Jump cut is used when the antagonist appears behind the woman.

Non-diegetic sound used for jump scares.

Establishing shot of attic so the audience can see how small it is.180 degree shot between both characters.

Light bulb goes out in attic.Woman locks herself in one cupboard with a padlock.

DOLLFACECamera Mise en Scene Editing SoundThere’s a close up shot of the woman’s husband, this shows that he was brutally murdered for the film.

The woman in the film has white face paint on which gives her a ghost look but then one white eye which makes her look like a zombie.

There was low key lighting which is typical in a horror film as it was dark.

There’s non diegetic sound which is used whenever dollface appears that is used as a character theme for the audience.

The film ends with a close up of dollface smiling to the woman, this gives the audience the idea that she is now about to be killed by dollface.

Tape recorder is used to lure the wife.

There was a jumpcut used when the women locked up finds the wife.

The film uses diegetic sound for example the door bell and the noise of the door when it opens.

There’s an establishing shot of the wife when another woman appears, this woman is locked up, this shot provides a quick jump scare to the audience.

The house had lots of furniture which made it hard to move around for the wife.

The character theme of dollface is very ambiguous which makes it contrapuntal sound.

LIGHTS OUT

Camera Mise en Scene Editing SoundThere is a close up of the lamp which shows it flickering, this shows the audience that the light is going to go out and it will be dark.

The woman’s bed is key in the film as majority of the film is her in her bed hiding.

Low key lighting is used which is typical in horror movies to make it scarier.

Diegetic sound is used at the start when it’s raining this gives the impression that it is very dull.

Worms eye view from under the bed, this shows the woman hiding in her bed from something.

Her lamp is key in the film as the light is flickering.

Jump cut is used at the end to show a creature appear this is used to scare the audience.

Non diegetic sound is used when someone appears when the woman is turning the lights of and on and again when a creature appears at the end.

Establishing shot of the corridor where she is turning the light on and off.

The lights in her living room are key aswell as she's keeps turning them on and off.

Non diegetic sound is used to provide jump scares for the audience.