Sarah is lying injured in a hospital bed after a fatal car crash with her family. As she wakes up, she desperately runs from her hospital room in an attempt to escape her grim situation and seek answers. Dark shadows follow her as she runs through the corridors, representing how she cannot escape her nightmare no matter how hard she tries. When she sees her past and the lights dim, she runs frantically in fear. Upon seeing Beth, she leaps into her arms in despair.
2. Lighting
The beginning scene starts off pitch black and phases into the flicking of candles. This shows
the concept of death and the idea of the scene being imaginary. Sarah is imagining her
daughters birthday, where Jess is blowing out her candles. The candles fill up the room and
bring Jess’s figure clearly to the screen, however when the candles are blown it, it represents
Sarah’s hope of her daughters survival being shattered.
As Sara runs through the corridor, there is a dark shadow that follows herm showing that no
matter how much she tries to run away from this nightmare, it will always be following her.
As sarah runs, the lights pitch from dark to light, indicating that when she tries to be hopeful
and positive, the gloom of her situation takes over.
3. Setting
Sarah is lying in the hospital bed, after the fatal crash with her family. This gives the reader
A sense of hope that she is still alive. She is clearly injured, as she is lying in a hospital bed,
However as soon as she wakes up, she runs to escape the room. This shows that she’s trying
To escape her negative setting.
4. Movement
Sarah removes herself from the hospital machine rapidly. She does this in despair because
She wants answers after she realizes what happened. She runs out the room and begins
Starring back at the darkness behind her. She stands still in shock; the lack of movement
Emphasizes this.
As soon as she sees her past as well as the lights go dim, she begins running frantically in fear.
As soon as she sees Beth, she leaps into her arms in despair.
5. Makeup and costume
• Sarah is in her hospital gown, showing that she’s ill or hurt in
some way, this could mean mentally or physically.
• Prosthetic makeup is used as she has a bruise on her eyebrow
and a swollen eye. This is the result of her car crash.
6. Props
The heart beat monitor is a significant prop, because it shows the lines being nearly
flat, proving she’s close to her death, or has just survived death.
The birthday cake is a prop that was in Sarah’s thoughts, to symbolize her precious
daughters birthday. This is how Sarah spends time with her daughter.
