Brainstorm:
What happened – the mother is searching the house for the cause of the noises when she encounters supernatural disturbances.
Lighting – artificial – matches, lamps around the house.
warm – comes from the matches, lamps, creates a sense of safety away from the darkness
dim – only illuminates parts of the room not the whole space environment, light feels unstable like it might go out
colour – pallette – grey, black, brown, yellow, beige
its dark you can’t see much, everything is dull, lifeless, uninteresting, feels uninviting. Atomosphere – uncomfortable, afraid, unnerved, unwelcome.
Music/sound – diagetic vs nondiagetic – footsteps, doors slamming, falling down the stairs, clapping – piano – minor, loud, fast
minor – unnerving, puts you on edge
loud – frighten – jumpscares – dramatic
fast – builds tension – and anxiety.
camera – shots/angles/movement/focus
Dutch tilt – used to make viewer uncomfortable, something bad is about to happen
used to zoom out of door after it slams and locks woman in the basement with the ghost.
High angle – used to make the subject look weak and vulnerable.
used when the woman ‘falls’ or is pushed down the basement stairs. POV of demon that pushed her.
An eerie uninviting atmosphere is created in the ‘Hide and clap’ scene through the use of a dutch tilt. the mother is searching the house for the cause of the noises when she encounters supernatural disturbances. A dutch tilt is used as we zoom out from the door after it slams and locks the woman in the basement. This makes the audience feel like something bad is about to happen; the world is suddenly out of balance. Chaves and wan did this to not only make the viewer feel uncomfortable, but to let us know that the spirit has sinister intentions. Coinciding with this is the use dull, dim and dispersed lighting which adds to the ominous atmosphere of the scene. Viewers can connect with this story because it is based on actual events, and many people fear discovering an intruder in their homes in the dark.