Source of Inspiration - CCTV Footage

Source Of Inspiration -

CCTV FOOTAGE 

Weeping Angel On Security Camera 

 Camera Angle - The camera stays in the exact same place all the way throughout the scene and therefore shows that it is on a tripod and is a wide angled shot in order to show the emptiness of the room and also to shot the entire angel only cutting off the skirt.
Editing- The only editing they use is continuity editing and also Cutaways from the shot of the angel to the shot of the static and then back to the angel giving it time to change its position.

Sound - Is extremely eery and this makes the viewer feel uncomfortable as the angel starts at a social distance but slowly moves closer and this will make the viewer feel tension as when the

                                                  angel moves closer to the camera
 the music not only increases in
tension but it also increase in volume and pitch which is non diegetic sound. This ends with the sound of the tele turning off (an old tele).

 Mise En Scene

• I has a black background which then makes the white of the Angel stand out against it.
• As the angel gets closer to the camera the scene becomes increasingly tighter and therefore this means that it is reducing the space in which people have in order to escape from it.
• By putting the static between the moving angel shots shows that the angel never moves when you are looking at it and therefore shows that it has a connection with darkness and that you will never see it actually move within the scene.
• The Angel becomes darker as it gets closer towards the camera and this may show that it is not as angelic and innocent as it was before and that it is now a threat towards the people.
• By having the TV cut out at the end of the scene it brings in the idea of it being a cliffhanger as you don't know what happened after the camera cut out. Did something bad happen? 
• By having the Angel move every time closer to the camera it is extremely eery as you don't expect it to do that. However by having the first shot of it alone in a room adds the sense that this isn't normal as it is by itself and locked away in a secluded room away from people.
• By having its arms open it makes it look more vulnerable however as soon as the arms leave the shot it becomes more sinister compared to when you can see the torso and the arms.
• The static symbolises the power cutting out linking this back to the idea that the darkness is the trigger of movement.
• The composition is vertical created by the angel however there is the diagonal/curved lines which is created by the wings and that suggests that there is anxiety and something unusual about this particular angel.
• The time never changes throughout the whole video it always stays on 11 showing that time hasn't moved and that perhaps the number 11 has some sort of significance towards the scene (11:11?)

Why it is a good source of inspiration?

• Because it has the fear element of being in a secluded room and not being with anyone else which contributes towards our idea of having our scene in a empty room with just one person.
• By playing with darkness it plays about with one of the greatest fears that people might have also darkness conceals things and therefore adds to the tension as people cannot see what they want to see. It hides important information.
• The camera is also a really great idea because it means that more that one person can see inside this room however they may not be looking and puts frustration into the viewer because they can see whats going on but the character in the scene cannot.
• Also by using something innocent like an angel it makes it very sinister by making it something to be scared off as it is coming into the viewer space, into their face making them wanting to hide as it is literally coming towards them

Panic Room - 'Get Out Of My House'

Camera Angle 

• Wide angle shot which then establishes this as a house. By having the men standing together in the middle all dressed in black this shows us that it is not their house and that this may be a break in.

Editing

• There is little editing in the scene apart from continuity editing and cross cutting between the men standing in what looks like the living room and the mother and daughter who are sitting in the panic room.

Sound 

• The sound in this scene is completely diegetic and for this particular part it is the mother using the PA in order to talk to the men and is telling them to leave and that she has apparently called the police, which they know she has not done.

Mise En Scene

• The scene is extremely dark which shows that it is at night and that these people are not meant to be there as their identities are shadowed and the way they are dressed does not match the grandeur of the house.
• They are dressed in black and this therefore signifies them as robbers and the black shows them as a threat to the mother and daughter.
• In the panic room is it very bright showing the contrast between the men and the mother and daughter. They are very dark where as in the panic room the use of light shows them as innocent and vulnerable.
• This scene is very vertical which shows the strength of these three men within the scene.
• The man closest to the camera in the dominant as he is the biggest and is centred in the shot implying that he is the leader of this group.
• They are all looking up indicating that they are listening to what the woman is saying otherwise they would be looking somewhere else and ignoring her. 

Camera Angle 

• Is a wide angled shot in order to fit the CCTV camera video in and also the people in the bottom screen shot. This shows that they are trapped within the scene as both characters are placed at both edges and they are in a very tight framed shot which shows that they have no choice and that they cannot get out of the room.
• In the top screen shot it shows the man standing in the centre of the shot in the TV and this shows his importance compared to the other shot as he is now the dominant as we focus on his first. He is in a very loose scene even though he is inside the TV and this shows that he has more control of the people in the room as he can get out.

Editing

• Again only the cross cutting between the Panic Room and the men in the living showing the answers between the two people so although they may not be able to talk to each other properly the audience can hear everything that they are saying.

Sound

• The sound is again diegetic between the characters as they can hear what each other are saying and so can the audience.

Mise En Scene 

• In the top screen shot they have included the front door in the shot and this therefore shows that the men have the choice to leave however with every shot of the mother and daughter in a door is never present and this shows they have no choice. Giving more control to the intruders and less to the residents.
• The scene has a green tint to it and this therefore shows consumption and this may not be of the people but instead the house as the house has taken in these intruders and trapped the residents inside a room, where their health could decrease. 
• By having a lot of TV's in the bottom scene this therefore shows that they live in a large house perhaps a mansion and this implies towards the idea of wealth. This could also give us the answer as to why these men have intruded; maybe because of the wealth that this particular family has. 
• The boxes created by the TV's could symbolise the idea of being trapped as it does resemble the idea of a fence and a fence is used in order to enclose.
• The difference between the top and bottom screen shots is that the man has much more space to move around and this therefore means that he can leave whenever he feels like it. However by having the residents in the room with the CCTV cameras means that they have more of an advantage against the men as they can see their movements and this means that although the men have more space, by trapping them inside the TV screen is restricts their freedom and movements.  

Camera Angle

• Same as the screen shot above which is a wide angle in order to fit the entire TV screen in but to also show that there are other TV's in the room as well. 
• High angle of the man holding the sign in the room which is supposed to make him look more vulnerable but this is subverted because they are the more vulnerable ones locked in the room whereas he can escape if he wanted to. Also with the use of the vertical lines it adds the idea that he has more strength than they do.

Editing

• Cross Cutting which has been used throughout the whole scene 

Sound

• This is again diegetic sound of the mother talking to her daughter as discussing the meaning of the sign which the man is holding. There is a series of signs which are shown after this one which angers the mother.

Mise en Scene

• The man is dressed in all black showing him as the threat towards the mother and her daughter.
• He is placed in the middle of the scene and therefore this makes him the dominant. Also by having him holding up the sign it shows that he is taking charge although he may be the smallest out of the three people in that room with him.
• He is looking directly into the camera making not only a connection with the residents but also with the audience.
• The message is written on white paper with black ink which makes it easier for the viewer to read as not only does it stand out from the darker background of the house it also means that we don't lose the message; as if it was written on darker paper it would be difficult to see.
• The house seems to be very stark perhaps implying that they have only just moved into the house and therefore they where not expecting these men to break in so soon.
• The scene is extremely dark showing that perhaps the threat that these men are making is all throughout the house as even the mother is dressed in the black as well.
• The other man is looking away and even blends in with the back ground showing that he us of no importance in this scene and that focus should be mainly on the man holding the sign.
• Low Key lighting as it is extremely dark and now harsh shadows are being cast.
• Deep depth of field with shows the entire scene in which they are in and this means that the audience can see into the house and take in all the information.
• He is at a public distance and therefore this shows that the mother and daughter have no connection with him at all and that he is a stranger in their house. All of the men are strangers.

Why this is a good source of inspiration?

• The darkness that overpowers the scene shows that this threat is very strong threat against the mother and daughters life.
• The multiple cameras shows that they could be in a lot of places and this could be used in horror in order to shows someone or somethings this movements around a building. Or combined with the Angel scene to show something moving closer to the camera in order to scare people.
• The writing on the piece of paper could be used as a source of trying to get help as they cannot communicate directly with each other which is a clever device in order to use. 
• It is a CCTV camera in a building.