The Ring is set in a large, dark and gloomy country house where two girls are home alone. The camera follows one of the girls around the house to build a sense of fear in the viewer, zooming in on the girls' faces when they hear noises to show their fear. Various techniques like red objects, slow movement, heavy breathing, rain sounds, and ominous strings music are used to create an atmosphere of mystery, tension and danger.
2. • The camera follows the woman shown around the house, to build a
sense of fear up in the viewer.
• The camera also zooms in on the two girls faces showing their fear
when hearing the noises.
• The film is set in a large house in the country, it is dark and gloomy
and the girls are home alone. This immediately gives away the
genre of the film.
• The amount of red objects around lead the viewer to relate this to
blood and danger.
• The girls move around their house slowly to show fear, and their
breathing is deep to support this.
• The rain heard at the beginning of the scene, as well as the
television creates a creepy, solemn effect, supported by the phone
ringing.
• The strings playing in the background get louder as the tension
builds, and laughter is heard from the tv. Strings are often used to
create a mysterious atmosphere in horror films.
• The fact that there are no opening credits used, creates an idea of
mystery and an anonymous feeling surrounding the beginning of
the film.