Use of a phone calling victims - 7 mins
Camera Angles
- Medium shot allowing us to focus in on the potential victims, but not to a point where we feel emotionally connected with them.
- The loose framing shows that they have a way to escape, but from the genres conventions, this will be hard.
Editing
- Many cross cuts are featured in this.
- Adds tension, and builds it up in order to keep us on the edge of our seats.
Sound
- Digetic sound of a croaky voice on the other line of the phone.
- The non-digetic sound of music fits in with the zoom of the camera onto the subject.
Mise en Scene
- Blonde girls used for innocence and vulnerability as both end up getting killed.
- Brown background makes her in a grey shirt blend in, but at the same time differentiates her from the scene.
- Kitchen doesn't appear to have been in use.
Unexpected stab of girl - 4:24
Camera Angles
- Begins with a two shot from the front view of the subjects.
- We get a close up of the knife in the girl on the left's stomach.
- Before seeing a close up of the girls faces from the side.
Editing
- Emphasised effects of blood coming out of both the belly and the mouth.
- Eye line match of the knife going into the stomach, then we see the girls reaction.
Sound
- Digetic sound of the can of drink, leading us into false pretence that this is a knife being drawn.
- Yell of the stabbing and digetic sound of them both talking.
Mise en Scene
- Protagonist on the right wears a pink top, however this is not a girly pink, and is an off pink colour, indicating she isn't quite right.
- Once again, 2 blonde and seemingly innocent and vulnerable girls.
Lights out - 8:11
Camera Angles
- Close up of the girls face, see the terror that she is feeling.
Editing
- Jump cuts add tension and also shows the way she looks around the room, looking for a killer.
Sound
- Digetic sound of the phone call, and the voice on the other end.
- Noticed is no background music, therefore our main attention is focused on the situation.
Mise en Scene
- Supposed to be in darkness due to lights being out, but we can see her due to the blue light surrounding and the stairs indicating the tension and anxiety being felt.
- Blonde girl used for vulnerability and innocence.
Crawl down stairs - 9:30
Camera Angles
- POV shot of the murderer.
- See the girl at a hight angle.
- Tight framing used, the stairs surround her, there is no escape.
Editing
- Blood on the back indicating where she was stabbed.
Sound
- Digetic sounds of the scream and her breaths as she falls down the stairs.
- Non digetic sound of string instruments used helps build up to the climax.
Mise en Scene
- As she goes further down the stairs, she blends in more, due to lighting,
- Crawl on hands and knees to show that she is still trying hard to get away, but is not fully able too.
- Blonde girl used for innocence.
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