The Iconography connotes mainly freedom in the film such as the items car keys and mobile phone. The items are significant as they are shown in close up shots occasionally and the mobile phone is frequently seen due to the woman constantly trying to call someone through out the film. They are also significant as they get lost and don't receive any signal which is a sub plot line in the film.
The Mise-en-scene has a range of props such as the phone, keys, van and cigarette (lighter). The items in the iconography are the only significant ones in the film. The lighting is dark due to it being night outside. Only a few shots are taken indoors which has a good quality of light, this is because in a typical thriller they use mainly dark scenes to create a more dark atmosphere. The settings are between outside, either outside the house, in the woodland or on the road. The variation emphasises the desperation the woman is in due to her keep moving on the attempt to save her child. A few times the setting is in the house to show what happened to the child. The weather is damp, evident with the puddles on the road on which the woman loses her keys in. The rain can connote sadness due to the situation occurring (child in danger). We don't plan to record on certain weather conditions as it may be difficult to carry on through the idea. The woman and men wear different clothing. For instance, the woman is in bloody clothes thus emphasising the darkness in the film and due to her clothes being pyjamas, also promoting vulnerability. The men are wearing yellow helmets and jackets while another has a wooly hat and scarf making him stand out from the others.
The Narrative key features would mainly be the woman running through her estate, woodland, road and such showing her desperation because it is the main part of the plot line - her running to get signal to try save her child. Throughout all her running, problems arise such as her falling over, losing her keys and such. Another key feature would be the men conversing around and in the van, going through their lifestyle routine oblivious to those around them. This is significant as the woman needed help to the point she actually saw the van and started shouting at them, which she was ignored. The audience would expect for everything to go wrong to the woman and that despite her best efforts, she would be to late. This is in fact what eventually does happen in the film.
The Sound is mainly diegetic such as the woman heavily breathing, the wet beat of her running on the mud (ground) and the woman searching the puddle. This emphasises the desperation occurring and makes it more realistic. Other diegetic sounds include the banging the men do, such as the tools. Non-diegetic sounds include the humming tune which changes to a more eerie sound, this creates tension and darkness for the audience to try to intrigue them into watching the film. Others include the voice describing what happened to the child and the sad tune at the end highlighting that the woman was to late.
The Camera contains more simple editing and transitions like a typical thriller. These include cuts such as the woman, to the car and back. Others are close up shots to show importance and significance such as the blood on the stairs, high angle of the woman trying to get her keys out of the puddle emphasising her being weak for her responsibility on saving her child.
The Message is either always be careful as negative problems could happen any time or and not everything goes to plan. It is possible that both are a message, just one may apply more to a certain audience (those not careful for example).
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