This scene from The Descent takes place in an isolated cave with no room to move. The characters have lights on their helmets as the only source of illumination, creating a sense of panic and confusion from not being able to see due to the darkness. Green coloring is used to indicate the point of view through the night vision cameras. Isolation and claustrophobia are emphasized through the bouncing lights on the cave walls. Sound effects like shouting and monster screams are used to increase the panic and identify the monster's call.

1. The Descent
Clip 4 – Ryan Banks

2. Clip 4 – Lighting
This scene is basically not lit at all, apart from the
lights on their head. This is so you cant see what is
going on, just like the characters themselves and it
adds to the panic and confusion.
The green colors in this scene are used so
you know you are looking through the
handheld camera. The night vision shows up
green so this allows you to know you're in the
POV of one of the characters, we see what
they’re seeing.
The lighting emphasizes the isolation and the
claustrophobia in the scene. This is because
the lights on their helmets keep bouncing off
the walls either side of them so you can see
how isolated they are.

3. Clip 4 – Location
The location is very isolated with no
room to move about. It’s located inside
of a cave which adds to one of the
rules of horror, isolation.

4. Clip 4 – Costume and
PropsThe lights on their helmets are a important prop
because it’s the only source of light in the scene. By
using these as the only source of light, you cant see
anything in the cave and it adds to the panic and
confusion that both the characters and the audience
are feeling.
The handheld camera used in the scene allowed the
audience to get a POV look of what the characters
themselves could see. It was a perfect way to
introduce the monster as well because we saw the
monster for the first time in exactly the same way as
the characters themselves first witnessed the
monsters.
The flare used in this scene is to light up the area
after the confusion and panic has passed. By lighting
up the area, you can truly see how isolated they are
with no where to go. Also, each of the characters are
all dressed in their own, distinct colors when they get
split up in the film.

5. Clip 4 – Sound
The shouting in the scene adds to the panic
in the scene and shows that the characters
themselves are starting to panic and get
scared.
The scream that comes from the monster is
used so it has its own distinct sound, so if you
hear the same sound again later in the film,
you know that it is the monster(s)