Supernatural Deconstruction

Mise en scene

• The figure that we can see is just a silhouette and this adds to the mystery of the shot because we, as the audience, do not know who (or what) this is. 
• Going with the wooden wall and the rags that are on the left side of the shot, we can guess that this is quite an old house.
• The way that the right side of the shot is much neater than the left suggests that there may be two types of people in this house. It could be showing the different personalities of those in the house.
• Depth of field with this shot is particularly deep. This allows us to take in the surroundings and the shadowed figure.
• The dominant in this shot is clearly the silhouette as it is the only thing blocking the light.

Sound

• During this particular part of the scene, there is a non-diegetic burst of sound when the character begins to move. This sounds like a short and sharp high pitched note. It adds a lot of tension to the scene and makes us jump a little.
• The only other sound in this scene is the, rather scared, voices of the two teenage boys who have wondered into this house.

Lighting

• The main source of light is coming from behind the character in this shot and I think that it is effective because it makes the shadowed man look more mysterious.
• The lighting also highlights a mist of some sort, adding the paranormal twist.
• There is no lighting coming from the other side of the character so it makes the whole shot look incredibly dark and this makes us feel a bit uneasy as we cannot see much of what else is in the shot.

Editing

• There is continuous cross-cutting to connect the two boys and the shadow figure.

Mise en scene

• The depth of field with this shot is quite shallow in contrast to the one before. The camera is focused on the two torsos that we can see.
• One odd thing about this shot is that the man has his fist through the boy's body, but there is no blood coming from the hole. Yet, we still sense the danger.
• The boy's shirt is a dark blue, which could usually connote masculinity but if we look closer, we can see the lines crossing over. 
• This suggests that he probably isn't as masculine as he thinks.
• Although we cannot see the man in the dark jacket, we can assume that he has a lot of power as he is being filmed from a low angle. 
• This clearly shows that he is of a higher status than the teenagers.
• There is a lot of black in this shot, mostly coming from the colour of the man's suit jacket, and black connotes suffering. This is supported by what's actually going on in the scene.

Sound

• There is an overlaying non-diegetic tune in the part of the scene. The tune is long and chromatic notes all of a higher pitch. 
• This adds huge amounts of tension to the scene and shows just how much danger these boys are in now.
• The only other sound in this scene is the gargling of the two boys.
• Towards the end of this part, we can hear the blood dripping onto the floor.

Lighting

• The lighting in this shot makes the man in the suit jacket look a lot darker than the two boys. 
• This clearly sets him apart from the other two characters. Making him more mysterious.

Mise en scene

• This is a close up of the man's face who has just killed the two teenage boys.
• His eyes are incredibly dark, even the iris. This shows that he is evil from the inside as eyes are believed to be 'windows to the soul'.
• By making his eyes dark, it also means that we cannot connect with the character, making us feel uncomfortable as we then can't figure out what his next move will be.
• It is obvious that this man is well kept, which suggests that he comes from a well-off family. We can tell this because his mustache is well trimmed and he appears to be wearing a shirt and suit jacket.
• With concerns to depth of field, it is incredibly shallow. We cannot see anything else in this shot apart from the man's face. This adds to his importance as a character and promotes his power.

Sound

• The only sound around this shot is the diegetic conversation between him and Dexter. 
• With this being the only sound, we are able to tell that what we are hearing is very important.
• Also, the lack of non-diegetic sound adds a lot of tension because we are then waiting for something to happen.

Lighting

• There is very little lighting in this scene and what lighting there is, there is a blue tint to.
• This blue tint makes the scene a lot colder, connoting that this man may be cold hearted. 

Mise en scene

• The way that the man's eye colour and the colour of the strange light coming our of the other man's head are exactly the same, shows that they are linked. 
• It shows that the man in the suit is clearly controlling whatever it is that is going on.
• The purple on the man's suit shows individuality and sets him apart. This may be due to his extreme methods of punishment.
• Also, even though the man on the right of the shot is much brighter, the man in the suit is still the dominant. This is because he is placed almost in the middle of the shot. All of this shows that he is definitely the most important person in this shot.
• The man's suit is all perfect except for his tie. His tie is not straight and this tells us that something is not right with this man. That he may be perfect in nearly every way, but something about him is not right.

Sound

• There is a diegetic sucking sound when the man in the suit touched Dexter. 
• This sound gives us the idea that he may be taking the energy (the bright light) for himself.

Lighting

• All of the lighting in this shot is coming off of Dexter and this illuminates the whole shot.