Walk through of 'The Happening'

The happening-walk through!

Non digetic sound – music at the start, connotes sadness, which links to the genre

Wind creeping in, part of the film is about

Mise-en-scene – stop motion, sped up

Bad forecast

Credits – bold, impact – create fear, simple

Violin – depressing

Music builds up – layers, more tense

Sound tract builds to the tension – drums start to come, signifies something is building

Minor key

Clouds are in sync with the music, flows well

Pan shot

(mise-en-scene) typical scene in New York

Long shot – sets the scene, shows that everything is normal

Violin in the background, connotations of something bads going to happen

Cut – links to the killer which is the wind (airborne threat)

Non digetic music is building up

Camera starts to build in on the two shot – female – stereotypical blonde

Shot value and impact

Speech – thriller/horror

Scream – unconventional

Cuts to a reaction shot – add to the tension and suspense

Unconventional behaviour

Reaction shot – confusion

Chimes build suspense

Camera close ups – panic

Weird, very unconventional

(Cause and effect narrative)

Cause – everyday scene

Effect – something is going to happen

Narrative has gone really strange

Cut to facial expressions

Pans to the dog – not normal

Fragmental dialogue-something’s going wrong

Zooming on the murder weapon

High angle shot – creeping up on someone

Drums – more heavy with the sound tract – death march

Pushed the wind up

Turned the sound up when she stabs herself

Then cut.