my micro analysis of the Horror film Southbound

2. This scene is set in an abandoned hospital, in the middle
of an abandoned town.
Within the hospital, Lucas carry's Sandie, to the main
desk while shouting for help, that is when he relies that
the hospital is abandoned.
Having the hospital abandoned make Lucas feel trapped,
isolated and afraid, he is left to deal with a dying Sandie.

3. One of the main props used is Lucas’s Phone and earphones.This is how
the other people are contacting him and telling him how to save Sandie.
Using a phone in this scene really emphasizes how isolated Lucas is.The
only means of contact to the outside world is by phone, there is no one
there.

4. Lucas is wearing business formal clothes e.g. shirt and trousers.
The idea of Lucas wearing a formal dress in the middle of nowhere
shows the audience that he is not form there he is not familiar with
his surroundings. A shirt and trousers are normally affiliated with
the office or a business man.

5. As Lucas is bringing Sandie into the hospital his
movements are quick unplanned and frantic, as he is
trying to find someone in the hospital that can help him.
Sandie however she is just fighting for her life in Lucas’s
arms. She is moaning in pain and she has no control over
her body as seen by her arm hanging down from Lucas.

6. Near the end of this scene, Lucas’s movements become slower
calmer and cautious because he has realised that Sandie has
died and that he is alone in the hospital.
He is not worrying about Sandie anymore only him and how to
get out of the hospital. Near the end of the scene he becomes
more dependant on the voices on the phone to get him out of
the hospital.

7. DIEGETIC
•ATTHE START OFTHIS SCENEWE HEARTHEWOMEN ONTHE PHONE CALL OUT ON A RADIOTOTHE
HOSPITSAL,THEWOMAN ISTRYINGTO HELP LUCAS EVENTHOUGH SHE KNOWSTHE HOSPITAL IS
ABANDONED.
•WE ALSO HEAR LUCAS SCREAMING “HELP, HELP, HELLO, I HAVE AN EMERGENCY”.THIS JUST EMPASISES HOW
DISTRESSED LUCAS IS AND HOW FUSTRATEDTHAT HE CANT GET ANY HELP.
•AS LUCAS IS GOINGTHROUGHTHE ABANDONED HOSPITALWE CAN HEAR ATVWITH VOICES.THIS JUST GIVES
LUCAS SUDDEN HOPETHATTHERE IS SOMEONE HERETO HELP HIM BUT AS HE SEESTHETV HE GETS MORE
ANGRY, JUST BECAUSETHAT FALSE HOPE.
•AS LUCAS RELISESTHAT SANDIE IS STILL IN HIS ARMS WE HEAR HER BLOOD DRIPPING AND HER LEG
SNAPPING AS IT NEARLY FALLS OFF.THIS JUST ADDS ONE MORE PROBLEMTO LUCAS’S LIST.

8. NON-DIEGETIC
•AS LUCAS ENTERSTHE BUILDING A LOWWIND EFFECT SHADOWS HIM AS HE PUSHESTHROUGHTTHE DOOR,
IT COULD EMPASISETHAT HE IS STEPPING INTO ANOTHER PLACE, ANOTHERWORLD.
•AS LUCAS PUSHESTHROUGH ANOTHER DOORTOTHE HALLWAY AS RELISESTHAT IT IS ABANDONEDTHERE IS
A MID RANGE STRING EFFECTS SLIDING.
•ASWE SEE SANDIES LEG BEGININGTO BREAK A SINISTER LOW BASS SOUND IS PLAYING BUT ASTHE LEG
SNAPSTHE MUSIC SUDENLY STOPS.
•WHEN LUCAS ISTOLDTO MAKE AN INSITION INTO SANDIETO HELP HER A HIGH PIANIO SOUND IS PLAYEDTO
GIVE AN UPSETTINGTONE.

9. CLOSE UP
P.O.V
TRACKING
WIDE SHOT
MID SHOT
LOW ANGLE
HIGH ANGLE
CGI

10. THE EDITING IS GENERALLY SLOWTHROUGHOUT HOWEVERTHERE ARE PARTSWHERETHE PACE QUICKENS AS
LUCAS IS GETTING MORE FUSTRATED.
WHEN LUCAS IS LOOING FORTHETUBETO STICK DOWN SANDIE’STHROAT,THE PACE QUICKENS AS HE CANT
FIND IT.
THE EDITING SLOWS DOWN AS LUCAS RELISESTHATTHERE IS A DOCTERONTHE PHONETELLING HIMTO
COMPRESSTHE LUNG.
THE PACE OFTHE EDITING REALLY SLOWS DOWN AS LUCAS RELISESTHAT SANDIE IS DEAD AND HE IS NOT
TRAPPED.