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1. STILL IMAGE ANALYSIS
Annabelle

2. Camerawork: This shows a wide shot of someone
holding a doll. This is so you can see the surroundings,
and notice that it is a children's room because of the
props, and could be seen as a threat to the child. It is
also a wide shot so you can see the blood on the wall
in the background, and make the audience more
interested in it.
Mise-en-scene: There is low key lighting in this shot
which doesn’t show much and doesn’t give away
anything, but it conventional for the genre because
you cant see much in the dark and something could
pop up. This is set in a children’s room, which could
mean there is going to be a threat to the child who is
staying in that room, and suggest that the children are
vulnerable and could threaten their innocence. The
woman is holding a china doll, which could be seen
as a creepy prop to a lot of people, and would get
the audience more interested into what is going to
happen. The prop of the wooden chair and the toys
signifies that again, this is a childrens room. The
woman is wearing a long fashioned robe in this still
which shows to be old fashioned, and goes along
with the narrative of this film.
Conventions: This still can be seen as a convention
of a horror as it is dark and doesn’t show much, but
the blood on the wall signifies danger and anger
which is a convention of the horror genre. There is
also blood on the woman’s clothing and neck
which connotes violence.
Narrative: This still shows that the story is about a
woman and a china doll, which could possibly
lead to the doll being possessed, as there is a
symbol written on the wall, which could be a sign
of supernatural powers and possession.
Representation: This shot represents the characters
as possessed and a threat to other people as she is
covered in blood, and there is blood on the walls.

3. Camerawork: This is a wide shot of the main doll
in this film, to show the audience it fully, and the
surroundings, which are other dolls, the main
doll, Annabelle, sticks out in this shot to show the
audience that she is the main doll in the film.
There is a shallow focus as well to blur out the
baby toys, and mainly focus on the doll
collection on the shelve.
Mise-en-scene: The doll is wearing an old
fashioned Victorian style dress which shows the
audience that this could be set in an older time.
The high key natural lighting is to show you
everything in this shot. Annabelle stands out in
all of the other dolls in this shot, to show the
audience she is the main doll to focus on. This is
set in a childrens room, as you can see by the
props of all the childrens toys, this shows us that,
because it is a horror, that this could corrupt
and be a threat to the children whom are
staying in this room.
Conventions: This can be seen as unconventional as
she is wearing a white dress which connotes
innocence and purity, however the red coloured bow
on her dress signifies danger. The setting of the
childrens bedroom can be seen as conventional
because something could happen to corrupt the
child.
Narrative: This shows us that the film will be about a
doll and a child, because of the shot and the setting
in this still.
Representation: This shot can represent happiness,
which is unconventional for a horror, because the doll
is smiling, and is in high key lighting set in a children's
room.

4. Camerawork: This is a wide shot to show the
woman being dragged on the floor, and to
show her whole body. The composition
shows a lot of space, which is conventional
for a horror film. This composition shows a
woman being dragged on the floor by
something, which is a convention of a
horror, as it makes the audience jump and
want to carry on watching. It is a wide shot
to make the audience see everything, and
become more interested in the film. This
gives the audience a sense of danger.
Mise-en-scene: This is set in a regular house,
which the audience can identify with
because this could happen to anybody.
The high key natural lighting shows us
everything that is happening in the scene
clearly. The woman is wearing a long dress
which signifies elegance, and femininity.
Conventions: The woman on the floor being
dragged can be seen as a convention because it
shows nothing is pulling her, so this could be
supernatural activity, which is a convention of a
horror film. She also appears to be screaming
which is another convention.
Narrative: This shows us that the film is about
supernatural activity, which could be haunting
the woman who is being dragged across the
floor.
Representation: This shot can represent the
woman being frightened. It is stereotypical
because it shows a female being scared.

5. Camerawork: This shot is a wide shot to show the
audience what is happening in the scene and
become more interested. The composition
shows the pram and the lorry close by, which
gives a sense of tension to the audience. This
worries the audience, and they keep watching
to see what’s next.
Mise-en-scene: This shot has high key natural
lighting as it is outside, and the viewers can see
what is going on. This is set outdoors on a main
road, in a small neighbourhood, which the
audience can relate with. The lorry, which seems
big and dangerous, and emphasises the
vulnerability of the baby in the pram.
Conventions: This shot creates a sense of danger
and worry, which is a convention of the horror
genre. There is a threat to the baby which can
be seen as conventional as it worries the
audience and gives them tension.
Narrative: This shows the audience that the
film could be about a baby in danger, or
something horrific happening to the baby in
the pram, which can be seen as
conventional for a horror film.
Representation: This shows that the baby is
being vulnerable, which is stereotypical for
a horror film.

6. Camerwork: This still is a wide shot, to show
everything happening in the scene. It also shows a
shallow focus, which blurs out the random woman
in the background. The composition here is
conventional as it is empty, and only showing two
people in this still. The man looking back at the
spooky looking girl and gives the audience a sense
of suspense and tension.
Mise-en-scene: In this shot there is low key lighting,
which is conventional and stereotypical for a horror
movie, as it is dark and the audience cant see
much. It is set in a normal location with houses and
cars around, which shows it could be in a normal
town, which again, is conventional for a horror film.
The woman in the background is wearing a old
fashioned Victorian dress, which shows this could go
in with the narrative of the film, and gives the
audience a spooky feeling. The lady seems to have
blood over the front of her dress which can worry
the audience. The blood signifies danger and
anger which is conventional for a horror film.
Narrative: In this shot is shows the man being
followed by a spooky girl, who has blood on her
dress, this worries the audience and is
conventional for a horror film.
Conventions: The girl with the long dress, with
blood on her, is conventional because she is
appearing to be scary. The low key lighting is also
a convention in this still because anything can
happen, and you cant see what is going on very
well.
Representation: The woman in this shot is
represented as being scary, and following the
man.

7. Camerawork: This shows a wide shot of the people in
the house and the baby in the cot. The woman in
the background is unseen by the woman on the
couch, so it looks like a break in, which gives the
audience a sense of enigma, and a mystery. The
composition in this shot shows the ghostly figure of a
woman which creates a sense of threat. The mother
and the baby in the front of the shot don’t know
what's going on so it makes them seem vulnerable,
and gives the audience a sense of tension and worry
for the mother and baby.
Mise-en-scene: This shows low key lighting which is a
convention of the horror genre, as it is dark and you
cant see clearly what is happening in the scene. The
woman on the couch is wearing everyday casual
clothes which makes her seem everyday and
normal. The ghostly woman in the background is
wearing an old fashioned dress which shows to be a
bit spooky, and a bit out of time. The prop of the
babys cot with the baby in it, show a threat to the
child, which will worry the audience. This is set in a
normal house, which is conventional for a horror film
because the audience can relate to it because it
could happen to anyone.
Narrative: This shows that the film is about a woman
who has a baby, and is being threatened by a
ghostly figure in their house which is a conventional
horror film.
Conventions: The narrative of the baby and the
ghost is a convention as it worries the audience
and gives a sense of enigma because they don’t
know what is going to happen. The low key lighting
is also a convention of a horror because something
can just pop up because you cant see much.
Representation: This represents the woman and the
baby to e vulnerable and in danger because of
the ghostly person in the background.

8. Camerawork: This shows a wide shot which shows
Annabelle in a close up. This is so you can see the
door moving on its own, and possibly shows that
Annabelle is reasonable because of the
composition used. The wide shot shows the whole
of the room, which is just an average normal
household. It also has a shallow focus to blur out
the background so it shows the main focus in this
still is Annabelle, the doll which gives the audience
a sense of worry and fear.
Mise-en-scene: In this still there is low key lighting
which barely shows the room and Annabelle,
which is a convention of horror. The prop of
Annabelle is a china doll which worries the
audience as the doll could be possessed. This is set
in a normal room, which shows a babys cot and
baby toys, which is conventional as it could harm
the baby and have something to do with the
baby being hurt. There is a threat to this household
too as it shows the door moving on its own, which
shows there could be supernatural powers
involved.
Narrative: This shows that the main doll,
Annabelle, could be haunting or scaring the
house and the baby as it shows a shot in a
room with a babys cot, which shows there
could be a threat to the child.
Conventions: The low key lighting is a
convention of this still as it is dark and can
worry and frighten the audience watching
the film.
Representation: This represents the doll as
being evil.