2. Titling The titles are white and in front of the scene. This contrast may show that there is going to be a struggle between good and evil in the film.
3. Camera movement The camera tracks the tape recorder as it moves to different angles. This shows emphasise on what the tape recorder is saying. This becomes the focal point of the scene. The camera also tracks the protagonist as it moves from a mid shot to a close up. This shows the connection between the protagonist and what is being said on the tape recorder.
4. Framing of shot Close up of a tape that has a patients name and what session the tape recording was. From the close up of the tape recorder, the camera moves from a high angle to a low angle shot. This emphasises the protagonists role in the scene. There are many close ups of pictures of stick men, a mug shot of a man and a foster care document .The stick men pictures have red marks on their necks. Which shows that the killer may not be too mature. There are close ups of article clippings of an abused child. There are close ups of pictures of people who have been brutally murdered. Close ups of pictures of where people have been stabbed. Close up of the word evil which may be a warning or the protagonist and audience. Close up of an article with the headline “insanity plea” which suggests that the murderer may not be mentally stable. This shows the viewer that there is a dangerous man and they have been studying him for a considerably long time. There is an extreme close up of the protagonists eyes which are low, this may suggest that he is depressed. This shows that the man is distressed about the man he is studying.
5. Mise-en-scene It is set in what seems to be an office. Which suggests to the viewer something is wrong as it is night. The lighting is very dim as the only light source which is from a table lamp is focused on the documents. The protagonist seems as if he is in deep thought but also worried as he is looking at many violent things. You can see his distress from his facial expressions and the rate he is going through the documents. The director shows the viewer that the contents of the documents are sensitive and potentially dangerous. The tape recorder is a recurring object in the scene. The emphasis on the tape recorder shows the viewer that what is being said is vital to the story. There are some flashes of lightning, this creates a pathetic fallacy of doom and gloom.
6. Editing directions Many jump cuts as you are unaware of the link between the pictures and documents. This brings ambiguity to the story as we are currently unaware of the link but it is apparent that there is a link between all of the documents. There is a quickening pace in the scene as whenever the protagonist fast forwards the tape recorder there are close ups of the documents and violent images. This unsettles the audience as the rapid change of violent shots unnerves the audience. Overall the editing is fast paced as it cuts to many documents over the scene.
7. Sound techniques The dialogue in the scene comes from a tape recording between two men, one is being interviewed. The director emphasises the importance of the man being an unstable character as the interview is between a doctor and a mental patient. The is a high pitch sound in the background. Which unnerves the audience from the beginning as it is often associated with screaming. The sound of the tape fast forwarding creates a high pitch sound which may confuse the viewer.
8. Actors positioning The protagonist is in a stationary position. He is just sitting at his desk flicking through pictures and documents. This contrasts the pace of the cutting. The director is clearly emphasising the doctors role as he is just sitting at his desk studying the man he seems infatuated with.
9. narrative You are unaware if the protagonist in the scene is a hero or a hero or a villain. You feel that the villain is the man being interviewed on the recording. The scene is set in an office. The office it self tells us little about the genre but the documents of the table and the violent pictures tell us that it will either be a horror or a slasher. There is only one principle character. The story is following a man investigating something by listening to a tape recording of an interview and going through documents. It is unclear to the audience if the story is told chronologically. The affect of this creates ambiguity. Questions you are left with Who is the man being interviewed? Why is the protagonist going through all these documents? Does the villain have a link to the violent crimes? Why is he asking questions about his family?
