mise en scene

1. By Philip Lynn

2. We are early on shown the house that the protagonist and his
family have moved into. It use the typical setting of a separated
rural house.This setting and the fact that the protagonist has
just moved in, making them appear vulnerable and alone, as
they are separated in an environment they aren’t familiar with.
This makes them key victims for the antagonist as there is no
one to help them or know of their troubles.

3. The lighting also hints at the antagonist’s way of attacking.The
antagonist first makes them self-apparent in a dark room.This
implies the antagonist attacks at night where the protagonist
can’t see them and is least able to protect themselves meaning
they are most vulnerable to their attacks.This relates to further
scenes in the trailer. When low key lighting is used the
audience is aware the antagonist could be close, setting them
on edge and builds suspense. through making the audience
suffer what the protagonist is suffering it makes that feel the
terror of the situation.
The lightning of the device is also key. As it significantly turns
red when the antagonist starts talking.The red signifies blood
representing the fact it is of the horror genre and there is likely
to be a lot of blood from this point on now the antagonist is
awakened .

4. One key prop that stands out is the box that allows the
protagonist to talk to the dead. The fact that the antagonist
communicates through the box, and never actually makes them
physically apparent , suggest they don’t directly attack the
victims but before to haunt them and create fear for the
protagonist.This style and attack makes it very difficult for the
audience to anticipate what it will do next as he never physically
see where it is.This builds the scare factor and tension jumping
the audience when the antagonist attacks.

5. The antagonists face is very pale and unattractive
creating a character that appears unnatural and sets
the audience on edge when it is seen. She is wearing
dark make up around her eyes and her hair is dark and
untidy implying a dark unsanitary character again
boosting her abnormity that adds to the scare factor
when she jumps out.