The Gravedancers
Analysis
The film immediately starts with a girl and a light bulb sitting in the corner of the room, it immediately makes you start asking questions - Does this girl sum up the entire film? The fact that the room is dark, makes you realise that something is not quite right.
The extreme close up of this girl lets you know what she is thinking and feeling, her face stands out with the darkness of the room. The mise en scene in this makes it seem as though the girl is quite dirty, her facial expression is obviously scared making you wonder what will happen next.
The way that the torch is focused on something on the right hand side immediately makes you wonder what it is, this shot builds tension and makes you want to know more.
This is one of my favourite shots - I like how the camera is peering into something that makes it seem quite fuzzy, this shot give us the fact that something/someone is watching her.
The camera shot continuously goes back from herself and then gives an establishing shot of the atmosphere to build up more and more tension.
The fact that the screen goes black immediately makes you wonder what will happen next - It makes the film unique by not having straight edits throughout and adding a black screen to add effect, this also contrasts with the room as it is a dark room.
The camera shots constantly go back to the girl and the torch and her trying to find what it is that is out there in the darkness, the fact that it keeps going back to the same shots makes it seem as if time is passing by and she is constantly trying to find what is awaiting her.
I like how each shot slowly opens the audience up to the surrounding atmosphere, the fact that the light is focused on one certain place and you can't quite see the area around it makes it all the more scary and builds tension.
I like how there is a repetitiveness of constantly going back to the girls face, this gets the audience involves and makes the film seem all the more scary.
I like how this shot makes it seem slightly fuzzy, almost as if something is interfearing with the image we are seeing.
I really like how this shot portrays being scared, the way it focuses on the main character and what she is feeling makes it more appealing to the audience.
The dark shadowy outlines makes you realise that someone is actually in the room with her, the fact that it doesn't show you the creatures face but rather just reveals the back of it makes the viewer hooked into the beginning.
This shot is repeated in this film at least three times, it constantly makes you think that something is watching her and is hiding behind the darkness.
I like the lighting in this particular shot, the way the curtains are closed and you can see a little bit of lightness contrasts with the darkness of the room.
I really like how the lighting is used in this film in order to portray a meaning - For example, in this shot, the stream of light is only below her nose, but not above her eyes. Not only this, but for these particular shots there seems to be a sequence - Surroundings, character, surroundings etc.
I like how all of these three shots run smoothly together - The first picture is of a close up of her face to the side, the second shot shows more of her body, then the third shot shoes a close up once again of her facial expressions.
I like how the tension continuously builds - Not only this, but throught the clip, the main character has always blended into the room. The fact that there is a stream of light behind her suggests that something is awaiting her.
As the girl is hanging from the rope and falls, there is flashing light surrounding her, brightening up the atmosphere as she is slowly jolting.
At this point, the camera is looking directly up at the girl, this makes the audience ask a lot of different questions - How did she die? Who killed her? What did she do?
The fact that the ending shot focuses on an envelope with a light border around it and darkness in the background makes you wonder what this envelope has to do with the girl dying.
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