Raja Virdi - Assesment of Previous Work 1

I feel this does have the essence of a horror film as the background music creates a fearful effect, whereas if the music and sound effects of the toy box playing and laughing it wouldn't be as effective as a horror. In terms of the visual aspect, there is the fear of the unknown as you don't know what to expect.

There is most definitely a range of shots and the creators definitely used coverage well. It makes the audience more interested as we can see lots of different angles/shots from the same scene whereas if it were only a few shots and angles it wouldn't be as interesting as the audience don't see as much.

I feel it is well framed and they have captured the characters in the best framing possible using the rule of thirds and making sure the character is offset to the sides instead of directly in front of the camera. The use of two shots are done very well on the dolly scenes, so the audience can see both characters.

I feel it flows very well, and they used the 45 degree rule correctly so the shots are separated but flow correctly. Also as they had lots of coverage they could choose from a variety of shots which would flow however they wanted too.

I think they have definitely used mise en scene very well, with the use of lighting in the house to create shadows and the choice of dark costumes for both characters, where the night gown shows a tired look to the character and the all in black character seems quite sinister. The setting is also an important part as the forest shows the unknown and the audience do not know where the character is which gives a sense of wonder and mystery.

Sound has definitely been used to create fear in that the toy box playing and the child laughing seems quite scary, and when the guitar is played, it shows mystery and suspense.