Monster Short Film Analysis

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Location• The location is an old,

small house. The house is shown to be dirty and unclean which makes the audience feel uneasy.

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Lighting• Throughout the entire short film the

characters are engulfed by darkness. The lighting is dark and dull and there is little backlight.

• Also, the short film is shot entirely in black and white. This helps to add suspense as the entire background blends together. This makes the audience feel as if something is hidden from them which builds tension as well as anticipation.

• In addition to this, darkness is used to frame the characters. This concentrates the viewers gaze and also makes the characters look isolated within their surroundings.

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Costume• Throughout the whole short

film the mother is dressed in white which contrasts the monster who is dressed in black. This presents the mother as good whereas the black of the monster presents it as evil. • This is a generic convention

within horror film where the main protagonist is dressed in white and the antagonist is dressed in black.

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Props• Boiling pan – this is an important prop as

set the scene and build anticipation. The audience is shown the boiling pan and the then the mothers dazed look to build anticipation. The audience knows the pan is going to boil and burn therefore they are left waiting for it throughout the scene. This mixed with the events helps build more tension and a larger climax as the audience waits for something expected while experiencing something unexpected.

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Character Movement• The child movements start out

very violent and frantic. He runs around throughout the whole short which puts the audience on slight edge.

• The mother however moves very slowly and is often very static. The contrast between the mother and the child is clearly shown which puts the audience on edge as there are two contrasting movements within the frame. While one character is very static the other moves very quickly. Static

mother

Frantic/running child

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Sound• Diegetic sound is mostly used within the short film. The sound effects

are very realistic which draws the audience into the scene as everything sound very familiar. • Non diegetic sound is only used for dramatic effects and also to try

and scare the audience. For example when the monster is introduced the sound first builds anticipation and then grows with the reveal. This makes the reveal more hard hitting as the sound helps to put emphasis on the reveal.

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Camera/cinematography • At the beginning static shots are mainly used. Theses help to set the

mood for the audience as it presents the environment as safe an stable. • Towards the end of the film more movement is introduced through

pans and tilts. These help when introducing the monster and the conflict as they contrast the earlier movement and make the audience feel as though something has changed. The change in camera movement helps to change the mood from an innocent boy playing with a toy to a monster wanting to harm the boy.

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Editing • The editing starts as very slow paced. There are very little cuts and

many shots go on for a long time without any interrupting cuts. • Towards the end there are more cuts and shots are drawn out for less

time. This helps to add intensity which puts the audience on edge as the action appears to be moving at a faster pace. • Many shots also linger on characters expressions which helps to

emphasise the performance of the actors and show the audience how the characters are feeling and reacting.