1. Analysis- The Strangers
Camerawork
 Establishing shot- helps show the setting to the audience whichis a conventional
isolated house, therefore they can identify the nature of their surroundings.
 Twoshot when the characters are hugging shows the relationship between them. We
learn that they are in a relationship and this emphasises the fragility of each individual.
 Shot Composition- the womanis standing and is placed underneath the deer’s head. This
is used to accentuate death and suggests that they are being hunted, a hierarchy is
created.
 Close up is used to emphasise the fear of the characters and pass that fear on into the
audience.
Mise-en-scene
 Masks are used, this is a stereotypical horror film prop which is used to de-humanise
characters and make them seem monster like, this increases the fear of the audience as
they cannot relate to the characters.
 Weapons such as an axe are used to give the antagonists an unfair advantage making the
protagonists inferior and increase their vulnerability.
 Iconography-the deer’s head suggests that they are being hunted and has connotations
of death.
 The isolated cabin is a conventional setting used as it emphasises their helplessness to
the audience.
 Editing
 Montage-
 Fade to black-
 Eyeline match-
 Dissolve-