There is very little dialogue throughout,
which adds to the tension and uneasy atmosphere of the film.
The lack of dialogue however, is replaced by non-diegetic music, which alters throughout
depending on the intensity of the scene; becoming more high pitched
and uncomfortable as the events progress. As well as this, although there is
limited dialogue, there is plenty of screaming and crying
throughout, which is a stereotypical convention, used in horror films.
This lack of dialogue is particularly
effective when the man finds the photograph of the family. Except from the
faint non-diegetic
music, the scene is generally quiet. However, the audience is still aware what the man is thinking due to the zoom used up on the young child’s face, implying that there
is still one left, which immediately makes the audience tense.
The same establishing shot of
the house is used throughout the short film. This is particularly effective
when the man goes into kill one of the family members. Instead of seeing the
action of the man shooting her, this establishing shot is used. Along with the constant shot of
the house and the delay, it makes the audience on edge as they do not know when
the shooting will happen and therefore jump when the shooting
does happen. This therefore creates a perturbed and sinister atmosphere
for the audience.
Another delay is used when finding out who he has shot,
which before being revealed a median close up of the man’s feet is used, building tension
as to who he has just shot, and then the same establishing shot is used once again showing
him carrying a young girl. The lack of camera shots used throughout the first
scene makes it feel very real and therefore heightens the horror, as the lack of shots make it very slow
making the audience on edge and uncomfortable.
An establishing shot is
also used at the beginning of the film, which shows the setting of the vast
waste land, this has been used to show that the woman is on her own and is
therefore vulnerable, which makes the audience afraid for her,
especially after the gun shot.
In this scene, a zoom is used as well as
non-diegetic music
which intensifies as the image zooms in; creating tension and making the
audience feel on edge, knowing that something is going to
happen. A close up shot is then
used of the young girl’s eye, which is highlighted by the draft of light,
allowing us to see the contrast between the low key lighting that she is in under the
house and the high key lighting
of the outside. This close up shot of her eye, also allows you to see how afraid she is and that she has been crying.
Following on from
this, a point of view shot
is used from the girl’s perspective. This shot gives the audience a sense of entrapment and therefore horror that they have now
been drawn into the situation with the girl.
This median close up shot shows the man with the
gun, which implies to the audience that he is going to shoot the last family
member and therefore makes the audience worried for the young girl. However, it then cuts to the sunset,
where it not only delays the action and makes the audience uneasy for a longer period of time but, by
cutting to the sunset it suggests that darkness is descending and therefore like most horror films, the
darkness heightens the tension as things are much more terrifying in the dark.
An establishing shot is used of the moon, which
stereotypically has connotations of werewolf's, this inwardly prepares the audience for the transformation of the young
girl to the werewolf. The fast,
short cut from the girl to the moon, further supports this idea and due
to the quick pace of the cut, it doesn't ruin the tension and surprise the audience feels when she does transform.
There is a clear contrast
in the pace of the cuts from the start of the film to the end of it, which consequently
features fast cuts. These
cuts suggest the confusion and distress the police woman is feeling, desperately looking for the
young girl. As well, this creates a sence of foreboding as the audience know the young girl has been
possessed, seen through the close
up shot of her eyes, therefore creating an apprehensive atmosphere, waiting for the girl to
attack.
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