Horror short – Wet willy

ANALYSIS
KEY FEATURES Complete the sections below, add screengrabs to help illustrate your
findings.
NARRATIVE A child gets revenge on a school bully with the help of a friend. Lots of
‘paranormal’ activity in this short.
How does the story conform
to what you’d expect to see in
a horror?

MISE EN SCENE Set in a school, made obvious by teachers calling the child’s parents after
being bullied at first and a playground where they are actually bullied.
What mise en scene is being
used to convey meaning? Is it
conventional to what you
expect to see?
CINEMATOGRAPHY Lots of long shots, especially at the start. Not really any quick cuts to create
fear. The cinematography is generally pretty good but it isn’t what this short
What cinematography is needs, everything is light and there aren’t many close ups to scare us.
being used to convey
meaning? Is it conventional to
what you expect to see?
AUDIO A low volume ‘hum’ stays throughout that gradually gets louder throughout
the short.
What music and sound effects
are being used to help support
the visual and narrative
features?

SYNTHESIS
What can you take from the
film, has it inspired you with
certain ideas?
There isn’t a lot of tension building in this short, this is because there isn’t
anything to actually fear until the last 30-45 seconds. Before then, it’s just
children in a school and a child dealing with getting bullied. Nothing points
to the child’s friend being anything to worry about until halfway through,
when he has a strange effect on his eyes that can be very easily missed, but
even then, nothing actually interesting happens until the last minute.