SHORT OF THE WEEK

ANALYSIS
KEY FEATURES Complete the sections below, add screengrabs to help illustrate your
findings.
NARRATIVE

How does the story conform to

what you’d expect to see in a
horror?

MISE EN SCENE

What mise en scene is being

used to convey meaning? Is it
conventional to what you
expect to see?
CINEMATOGRAPHY Cinematography is used when the sofa is in shot and is covered with
random objects such as a coat and a book and wine glasses. This draws the
What cinematography is attention to us and away from the actor.
being used to convey
meaning? Is it conventional to
what you expect to see?
AUDIO The audio tends to start before the jumpscare to build up tension.
Also sometimes fake jump scares are used which may be a cup falling or a
What do you note about the cat meow for example.
music and sound effects 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?
The mirror technique when the mirror door in the bathroom is slightly open
and then when shut someone is stood behind them. Sometimes this is where
the murderer or creature attacks but sometimes it is just a family member or
friend which would mean that is the end of the scene and the tension ends.
Sometimes the attacker doesn’t kill straight away but keeps trying to which
continues the tension and fear.