Edward Scissorhands: Cinematic Techniques

Still from film Shot Use of colour and What meaning do How can you
Type/Angle mise en scene these elements relate this to
Type convey? the Gothic
genre?
Low wide Dark colours to Suspense, eerie, The colours are
angle portray a scary dark and the
creepy/scary vibe is
room with lights mysterious and
on the stairs to suspenseful
put spotlight on
them. The low
angle makes the
stairs look long
and big.

(The stairs into the house on the hill)

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Wide mid The long wide Big, scary, gloomy, The house is
shot/long shot is used to eerie very gothic
shot show the whole because it’s big
setting and make and dark, giving
the character a scary look
seem small, and
the colours are
dark with
minimal light.

Mid shot Dark colours, Dark, scary, suspense the dark

facial colours and
expressions/facial scary
appearance, background of
blurry dark the inventors
background lab
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Close up Sky in Weird, confusion, the look of
background, intrigue Edward- his
character looking pale cut face
down, facial and crazy hair
expressions and
appearance

Mid shot Facial Scared, shocked, the recurring

expression/body worried scary setting
language, dark and dark
colours and the colours
creepy
background
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Full shot Family sitting Busy, connected, no gothic
together/full confused or excited elements
setting, light to have a new face in
bright colours the house

Full birds Bright and dark Both dark and light, Not much
eye view colours, featuring happy with a discreet gothic
both creepy and shadow of horror to elements
happy elements remind us of the
creepy house at the
top of the hill
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Close up/ Different facial Variety of No gothic

mid shot expressions, expressions/shows elements
bright colours different emotion,
and costumes, pauses on their
the setting to faces, bright
show their
location

Mid shot Emotions and Sad, unexpected, Edwards face,

connection confusion, worry the dark
between background,
characters, the and the dim
background to lights
show setting and
the dim lights
besides the light
on the 2
characters to
spotlight them
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Mid Chaos, Chaos, buzzing, no gothic

characters, excitement elements
lighting and (besides
setting to show edward)
place and time of
day, bright
colours from
daylight and the
clothes which can
show when in
time the story
was set.

Bright colours, Scary, realisation, The creepy

eerie and eerie, mysterious castle and dark
mysterious colours it
feature of the displays against
house in the bright
reflection which background
casts a dark
shadow over the
town

low Shows the setting Happy, glee No gothic

above the elements
character, the besides the
night
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facial expression
and emotions

low The emotions Fear, scared, the smashed

and body ominous glass window,
language Edward and his
portrayed by clothes and
Edward, the dark face, the night
scary setting and time colour and
colours the mansion
which is always
scary
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full Emotion and Confusion, fear The dark

body language of vignette and
the characters edward
portrays the
feeling/situation,
the lighting is
dark but lit on
them, focusing
the scene on
them

Mid/long Dark colours to Fear, terror, The dark, eerie

show the time of realisation background
day, characters and the scared
simultaneously facial
looking in one expressions
direction (what could signal
are they looking fear
at?)

long Town shot, bright Calm, happy, No gothic

pastel colours symmetrical elements
which might
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represent how
calm and
peaceful the
town is/was