The opening sequence to the film began with haunting music from a piano in the background as the credits began to roll which links well to the genre of the film so immediately as it started, the genre was easily identifiable. The colours of the film changed from blue/white to red which could be showing that perhaps where the feeling of the film to begin with as she was running through the forest was cold and calm now that the daughter is in danger the colour changes to red to show how the danger that the characters are facing as they are trying to save her, but also could be showing the love that the mother shows for her daughter and how she is willing to put her life at danger in mind of saving her daughter from dying. The first character that was both heard and seen in the film was the character of the mother, so this tells the audience who is the main character in the film already, before it has even properly begun.
The character of the husband in the film was in darkness which could tell the audience that he wasn't a particularly significant character in the film as the mothers role was always in the light and being shown whereas his character was in the dark and was rarely shown. The change from scene to scene showed a slow fade which displayed varied character angles between each frame. There was also a lot of light in the background which could be an incling ahead of what is happening currently in the film as to what is going to happen next. It could be showing how even though they are all in danger now, it will all be okay in the end because light is being displayed in the background in these opening frames to the film.
The mother in the film is shown in a mid shot which could be showing her vunerable state during that particular part of the film, it also reveals a wedding rind on a peice of thread around her neck, this possibly showing that she keeps it there for safe keeping incase she loses it, so she knows that it is always going to be there, but also this could be revealing how shes a very family orientated person and she believes in very traditionnal family values, but by having the wedding ring around her neck rather than on her finger could be showing how although she is very traditionnal, she also likes to reinvent things in her own way, so she is very dependent on herself and doesn't rely on anybody else because perhaps she believes she can do everything on her own and needs help from no one.
In the particular scene when she picks up the teddy bear, we feel a sense of danger because we as an audience then realise that it is infact a child that has been lost, so frightens the audience even more so because children are less likely to be able to fend for themselves when put in a dangerous situation. We can immediately see that the mother and daughter have a stronger bond than that of the father and the daughter because both the child and the mother wear a blue item of clothing; the mother in blue shorts and the little girl in an al blue outfit, whereas the father wears no blue clothing which could be showing how he is quite distant and not so bonded to the rest of the family and likes to be his own person.
The setting in the film adds to the horror of the movie, as the house is isolated on its own so it's showing how the family are all alone, so if they get into danger they are all alone and it is harder for them to find help. When the mother is running through the forest in the opening sequence, we hear a variety of sounds that typically relate to a forest; crunching of leaves as she runs over them, heavy breathing and panting, also the sounds of flowing water. Even though these are all typical noises that would be heard in a forest, the fact that it is filmed in the darkness it adds to the scare and unknowing of what is going to happen because we cannot see where the noises are coming from properly, which adds a lot of drama and tension to the shot.
When the scene moves on and the little girl is put into a dangerous situation as she sleep walks, we notice that the music in the fillm is the same of that in the video game that the film was based upon, so when this music is played, for the people who have played the video game, they know what's going to happen so it adds drama and suspense. The names of the characters in the film are also the same of those in the video game so having played the video game, people may have an inkling into what is going to happen to those characters. Also, the long deep notes in the background music sound like a singing choir which is very haunting but also could link back to a religious connotation of the people praying for their child to be safe.
As the car was passing, the pace of the film became very fast paced and jumpy which could possibly be almost a countdown to how long is left to save the daughter, so the audience almost rely on the music to save the daughter in hope that she gets saved in time. The types of camera shots hat surround this scene are also very canted which could be used to disorientate the audience to show them how the parents are perhaps feeling.
The lighting and colours used in near the final scene to the opening show the variety in the charcters personalties. The mother (Rose) is surrounded by red lighting, showing how she is willing to put her life in danger for her own daughters wellfare, and how she will do anything for her. The daughter (Sharon) is surrounded by very bright white lighting which could be revealing how she is very pure and innocent yet as the other girl whom which she dreams about is in dark dull lighting reveals how perhaps she has an evil side and even though she is portrayed very innocently in her girly nightwear, deep down she has a side of evil that she cannot control.
The character of the husband in the film was in darkness which could tell the audience that he wasn't a particularly significant character in the film as the mothers role was always in the light and being shown whereas his character was in the dark and was rarely shown. The change from scene to scene showed a slow fade which displayed varied character angles between each frame. There was also a lot of light in the background which could be an incling ahead of what is happening currently in the film as to what is going to happen next. It could be showing how even though they are all in danger now, it will all be okay in the end because light is being displayed in the background in these opening frames to the film.
The mother in the film is shown in a mid shot which could be showing her vunerable state during that particular part of the film, it also reveals a wedding rind on a peice of thread around her neck, this possibly showing that she keeps it there for safe keeping incase she loses it, so she knows that it is always going to be there, but also this could be revealing how shes a very family orientated person and she believes in very traditionnal family values, but by having the wedding ring around her neck rather than on her finger could be showing how although she is very traditionnal, she also likes to reinvent things in her own way, so she is very dependent on herself and doesn't rely on anybody else because perhaps she believes she can do everything on her own and needs help from no one.
In the particular scene when she picks up the teddy bear, we feel a sense of danger because we as an audience then realise that it is infact a child that has been lost, so frightens the audience even more so because children are less likely to be able to fend for themselves when put in a dangerous situation. We can immediately see that the mother and daughter have a stronger bond than that of the father and the daughter because both the child and the mother wear a blue item of clothing; the mother in blue shorts and the little girl in an al blue outfit, whereas the father wears no blue clothing which could be showing how he is quite distant and not so bonded to the rest of the family and likes to be his own person.
The setting in the film adds to the horror of the movie, as the house is isolated on its own so it's showing how the family are all alone, so if they get into danger they are all alone and it is harder for them to find help. When the mother is running through the forest in the opening sequence, we hear a variety of sounds that typically relate to a forest; crunching of leaves as she runs over them, heavy breathing and panting, also the sounds of flowing water. Even though these are all typical noises that would be heard in a forest, the fact that it is filmed in the darkness it adds to the scare and unknowing of what is going to happen because we cannot see where the noises are coming from properly, which adds a lot of drama and tension to the shot.
When the scene moves on and the little girl is put into a dangerous situation as she sleep walks, we notice that the music in the fillm is the same of that in the video game that the film was based upon, so when this music is played, for the people who have played the video game, they know what's going to happen so it adds drama and suspense. The names of the characters in the film are also the same of those in the video game so having played the video game, people may have an inkling into what is going to happen to those characters. Also, the long deep notes in the background music sound like a singing choir which is very haunting but also could link back to a religious connotation of the people praying for their child to be safe.
As the car was passing, the pace of the film became very fast paced and jumpy which could possibly be almost a countdown to how long is left to save the daughter, so the audience almost rely on the music to save the daughter in hope that she gets saved in time. The types of camera shots hat surround this scene are also very canted which could be used to disorientate the audience to show them how the parents are perhaps feeling.
The lighting and colours used in near the final scene to the opening show the variety in the charcters personalties. The mother (Rose) is surrounded by red lighting, showing how she is willing to put her life in danger for her own daughters wellfare, and how she will do anything for her. The daughter (Sharon) is surrounded by very bright white lighting which could be revealing how she is very pure and innocent yet as the other girl whom which she dreams about is in dark dull lighting reveals how perhaps she has an evil side and even though she is portrayed very innocently in her girly nightwear, deep down she has a side of evil that she cannot control.
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