2. EDITING
Through different scenes, the text, shown on different shots
says “On an ordinary day” “Our lives are filled” “with chance
encounters”. This leads the audience to believe that these
events are random and again suggests it could have happened
to literally anyone, and it was just chance that brings the five
people together. This would cause the audience to think more
deeply into the story line.
The very first image we see is an establishing shot of New
York with text “on any ordinary day” however the image is
upside down. This suggests that the on goings are going to be
unusual and off balanced implying that something not normal
will happen. The image then changes and flips the correct way
up. Another image of New York is shown, again upside down
continuing with the off balance events that will occur within
the film. The camera then zooms in to the top of the building
and goes inside from a vent the top. The camera speeds up
and goes deeper and deeper into the vent before stopping at
the elevator all the characters are trapped in. this suggests that
there is something racing towards them that they don‟t know
about and there is nothing they can do about it because they
are trapped. It is when the camera reaches the elevator that the
elevator stops so this shows that it is something that is doing
it, we just don‟t know what the something is.
3. SOUND
The high pitched tone creates an eerie atmosphere before the film even begins
properly. You can also hear ambient sounds of the hustle bustle of an average
day in New York which suggests that this was just any normal day when
something goes wrong that could have happened to anyone.
The first woman says “Do I look like such a threat?” this creates an element
of foreshadowing and enigma within the audience and suggests she could
possibly be the devil. This also creates a mystery within the trailer because no
one knows for sure who the devil is.
4. MISE-EN-SCENE
The costume of each character represents them in very
different ways. The first lady is wearing a blazer, white top
and scarf. This suggests her to be sophisticated however her
white top is rather low cut so reflects on her personality as
well. Possibly she is the type of flirty person who likes to
look nice but also wear respectable clothing too. The second
character we see is the first male. He is stood in the street in
what appears to be dirty clothes. He also has his hood up.
This automatically creates the stereotype of him being a
„criminal‟ or „thug‟ because of the way he dresses. This also
suggests he may be of lower to middle class with not a very
high status and show that he doesn‟t have a job as he is in the
middle of the town in the middle of the day doing nothing
dressed in casual wear. After this is the middle aged woman,
dressed in a suit; we are only shown the top half of her body,
around the shoulders upwards. This focuses on the age of the
character and shows she is older than the rest of the main
characters. The next character is the security guard. He is
wearing a security guard uniform. This instantly reflects on
his status, middle to higher class because his well respected
job but also suggests he is safe to be around as his job is to
protect people.
5. CAMERA WORK
A wide shot is used in the elevator to
show all five main protagonists of the
film. Placing them all together helps to
show the audience that all of the
characters are different but have come
together for an unknown reason.
The establishing shot of New York
shows the setting and creates confusion
as in a conventional horror film the
setting is usually isolated and dark, this
would suggest to the audience that this
isnt your typical horror film. To add to
this effect, the first image is upside
down, again reflecting on the off
balance events of the film.
