The sixth sense;

(shyamalan, 1999, US)

Mise en scence;

We first see a shot of a light bulb which isnt actually easily visible to the audience making us at first wonder what it is we are looking at. The fact the area surrounding the light bulb is dark tells us its the only light source in the room meaning its dark and dingey and not well or naturally lit e.g. doesnt have big windows. Also the fact the lightbulb doesnt have a shade tells us its not often used and somewhat neglected or not cared about. Because its literally just a light bulb hanging from the ceiling with know it has no homely or comforting feeling linking back to the dark and lonely atmosphere of the room. We then see a women coming into the room on her own ultimately making her vulnerable and defensless and the fact shes dressed nice with her hair and makeup done etc suggests shes going out which could explain why shes looking for wine. The wine bottles are dirty and dusty as she wipes off the dust when she picks the bottle up. This also gives an un-used and neglected feeling. Because they are dusty it gives the impression of them being old or forgotten about telling us this room isnt often used adding to the lonely and deserted atmosphere. We can tell by her sudden change of facial expression and the fact she slightly glances over her shoulder that she feels uneasy and uncomftable being inside this room because she senses that something is not quite right. The fact she turns round to look behind her shows she feels or is aware something is there as we hear an unexplained noise causing us to question what it is and putting us in her situation of feeling uneasy or possible scared. The shadow on the wall first makes us jump because we dont realise straight away that its hers raising tension. She then shivers telling us the atmosphere has suddenly/quickly changed or a cold draft/wind has caused her to have that reaction, yet again raising questions as to where it came from or what caused it. She clutches herself possibly seeking for comfort or safety and then results in running towards the stairs to escape the room as she somewhat cant bear to be in there any longer. The fact she runs shows shes in a rush to get out or is possibly running away from something in particular although that isnt obvious to us or even her yet. We are then somewhat thrown off track when we are shown a warm and well lit room with lots of candles contrasting to the original place we first found ourselves. Also the fact it has many cards with kiddy drawings on represents a sense of innocence and love also contrasting to the feeling we got from the other room.

   

Editing;

The titles at the start are in quite block, clear, old fashioned writing and zoom out to make it look like its coming towards you. They start as white and fade out to an ice-blue represnting cold and the emotion of sorrow. It also mainly stays in time with the music.The shots throughout the opening are quite fast paced and dont stay on a certain shot for too long. It starts as low level lighting making a scary and uneasy atmosphere and quickly changes when the surroundings e.g. room does.

Sound/music;

The music is quite a slow, spooky, opra style melody and sounds like something from a horror type movie. The music slowly fades out when the light bulb fades in and for a moment its almost peaceful/calm until we hear the sudden noise of the door we catches our attention and intrigues us as to whos there. We then hear the diegetic sound of footsteps which gets louder as the lady comes closer. We hear a background noise which isnt caused by the character making us uneasy and somewhat scared/nervous because we dont know what caused the sound. The sound of her breathing becomes louder and more paced in timing with her shiver as she shakes, this also builds tension as we dont know whats going to happen to her or who else is in the room. There is no music during this, making us completely focus on the diegetic and main sound and helping us to notice details like the pace of her breathing etc.

Camerawork;

The first shot is shown behind the wine rack giving a sense of someone being hidden and watching her without her knowing. It pans up and down with her movements and follows her suggesting and linking back to the fact of there being someone else in the room thats not easily visible. It tracks into her face to show her emotion and make you focus on the moment she feels or notices something is not quite right. By the zooming it makes that moment stand out in comparison to the rest. The shot that follows is really effective because it uses the rule of thirds technique and shows her shadow makeing it look like there should be or is someone infront of her. The fact she turns means she then puts her back towards what seemed like the direction of someone watching her meaning she can no longer see whats there making her at advantage and vulnerable. The use of the long shot under the stairs shows her full body and what shes wearing emphasing the fact shes dressed up and because its under the stairs making it low and hidden also again gives the feeling of her being watched esspecially because its the direction the sound came from. Because its at this angel it also makes the fact she ran up the stairs more obvious showing shes scared and wants to get away.