the ledged of sleep hollow film analysis

EDITING:

This film has a very good beat to the music which give it a scary and suspicious rhythm and filming to the acting that is occurring. the graphic relationships in the beginning of the film uses a lot of quick cuts to the next image where he is quickly in a different position. The film also uses jump cuts which shorten the events, for example when they are riding the horses through the Forrest and they cut straight to the little boy in the house lighting the candles.

SOUND:

The music and the sound of the beginning of the film gives a very unknown feel and not knowing what is going to happen. The music and the sound effects at the point in the film when he is cutting away at the tree creates a lot of fear and suspense and not knowing what to expect next. The music also climaxes at the same point that the scene/scenario climaxes and the music builds anticipation and both the music and acting are both in sync with the beat of the music. The dialogue is very limited at this point in the film which also adds to the suspense of the scene. there are only a few lines of dialogue as the focus of the scene is tho find out what is going to be in the tree and what the human like blood is from.

CINEMATOGRAPHY:

The camera movement and position of the film variates to and from different angles on the characters and the main objects in the area. The camera is continuously changing it focus and angle.the focuses they use 90% of the time are relating and following at one of the golden rules. In this scene there is always a particular object that is focused of and it proves to be the largest object in the picture. the speed continuously changes throughout this scene depending on what is happening and how much suspense needs to be created. the exposure consists of both high and low contrasts in the house towards the end of the scene. The perspective of the film changes regularly for example when the horseman appears to be larger the other three people which send the message that he is more powerful.


Mise en scene-


The acting in this particular scene of the movie was showing the Johnny Dep is playing a very weak, serious but also funny character and is juxtaposed against the humour of the blood being flicked onto his face. The two older children with Johnny Dep are playing scared, shocked and helpless children. This is deliberate acting, as the director would have wanted them to look innocent and venerable. The acting of the family in their home because they are a close happy, loving family but is also unprepared and innocent. The horse men appears to be a very powerful and magical character that is on a rampage.

The props that are used in this scene are the heads in the tree, the forest, a sword, skeleton and the lantern.

The setting of the scene is the tree, the forest, the house and the village. Part of the set is also the fog and the lighting effects ( a dull gray light), the lighting effects also had different tinges of colour like blue yellow and other warmer colours.