Textual Analysis - Dale

          The Exorcist - 1973


     Threat

Camera shot /angle -   The threat comes from the girl so the camera is centred on the bed from where the girl lays.
Lighting -    The threat comes from the girl so the camera is centred on the bed from where the girl lays.
Music /Sound -  Fast paced music when threat is in the scene.
Location/Setting -  The bedroom becomes a key scene in the film and is important the room is correctly decorated to match the film.
Other -  The holy water and the necklace could be seen as a use of a prop to cause meaning within the film.

          Vulnerbility

Camera shot/Angle -  At one point the mother is on the floor and the camera points down at her as she is in the corner of the room. This shows her as almost being useless in helping her daughter and being a vulnerable target from her possessed daughter.
Lighting -  Lighting doesn’t affect vulnerability.
Music/Sound -  Music does not increase vulnerability or show it.
Location/Setting -  The location does not show vulnerability.
Other -  No particular mise en scene aspects to show vulnerability.

           Characterisation

Camera shot/Angle -  No particular camera shots to show the threat.
Lighting -  Threat is under a dull light.
Music/Sound -  Music picks up when the threat is about to be in the scene.
Location/Setting -  Characterisation is not shown in the location/setting.
Other -  Mise en scene does not affect characterisation.

           Genre

Camera shot/Angle -  Few close ups on threat to show emotion.  
Lighting -  Lighting very dull following natural conventions of horror.
Music/Sound -  The music causes tension and makes the scary parts what they are, which follows the conventions of a normal horror.
Location/Setting -  The room is dark. This follows conventions of a dark room with shadows to make it look scary.
Other -  Crosses and other religious items are used which is a convention of the possession genre.

LIGHTING DESIGN

On this picture, we used a back light, a key light and a fill light to full light the subject and give an even coverage of the person.

On this image we used a back light and a key light, but less of a fill light to give a shadowed effect on the subject and create a different mood.

For this shot, we used a key light and back light to give a softer effect on the character

We used an angled key light on this shot to highlight the features of the characters face and create a sinister look and distort the face of the character.

Textual Analysis - Paranormal Activity

Script Page 2/3

Script Page One

Film Outline

We have decided, while scripting this outline, to split it into two - therefore, two of us can script the first half and two can script the second. Sancha and I are doing the first 60 seconds and the first page of the script - Dale and Luke are doing the last 60 seconds and the second page of the script.

Chant for horror movie

For our horror, we needed a biblical chant to use in our scene with the witches. After research on the internet, we decided upon this:

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him. They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up. Repeat TWICE.