Unit 22 - Camera and Meaning Assessment - The Rattler

With this short film i will explaining and inferring the most significant shots and explain the character, genre, settings and narrative and i will be explaining the effects, purpose and the meaning.

First shot
This shot is a shot of her computer showing the audience that and unknown person is calling, this builds up tension and suspense because the unknown caller repeatedly rings her. Everywhere else around the screen is black which shows the house she is in is dangerous and the caller that is calling her a dangerous and demonic this reflects on the fact that this is a horror. The setting is in her house, in her own comfort to show us her privacy is going to be invaded.


Shot two and three
This shot is close up on alcohol to symbolise that she could be depressed along with the dialogue 'i should of just went out tonight'. This close up tells us as and audience that it's important. The long/mid shot shows us the environment she is in which is her house, however the colours are dark and gloom therefore that foreshadows something evil is going to happen to her in her house. This shows us that it's a horror. However she is wearing the colour white which shows she's pure and innocent.



Shot four
This shot is shot reverse shot because the camera films the girl then the girl on the screen showing that they are talking. The audience know it's a horror because the girl on the screen is herself but talking in a high pitched evil way, the audience can also tell its horror by her constant smiling while she is foreshadowing what is going to happen with the rattler. The background is dark because its a demon talking to her and to show that her house is dangerous. At this point the character feels confused and starts to get frightened after hearing about the rattler.










Shot five
This shot is shot at a low angle by long shot. As his hand reaches the top window it shows that the killer has more power over the victim. Also the long shot shows that he is at the victim's house and he is invading her privacy. The lighting is is bright in the house because she is an innocent girl but dark outside because the demon/killer is out there.









Shot six
This is a close up shot at a high angle to show that she has no power and she's weak and vulnerable. Us as the audience can also tell that she's vulnerable because she's not a bad person, the audience know this because of the colour of the clothes she is wearing, the colour is white which have the connotations of innocent and pure. The lighting in this shot is mid way bright to show that in the room she is in she is safe but she doesn't feel safe. The sound effects that are being played over the film is non-diegetic because only the audience can hear but the characters can't. The sound is very slow and morbid and winy which shows the genre is a horror.









Shot seven
This shot is an extreme close up on the hole through the door to show its important, and what you can see through that hole is important. You can see demonic eyes through the hole starring, this shows us that it's a horror. It was very blurry because they don't want the audience to see too much of the killers face and the colour of his face was blue like he's woken up from the dead. The reason why it was blurry was because they used depth of field to make it blurry to create a meaning which is that they don't want the audience to see the killers face. The sound effects/music stops just before his face appears in the hole to build up more tension within the audience.









Shot eight
This is a mid shot close up showing the audience that this demon is attacking the girls. The demon is dressed in black therefore that symbolises that he is evil and this shows us that it's a horror. The camera was shaky because he was attacking her and she was unstable. The sound of her screaming is diegetic because the audience and the characters can hear it, the screaming isn't a normal scream it's a cry for help and continuous scream showing us that she's in pain. The environment now is claustrophobic because of how close the demon is to her she has no space to move.









Shot nine
This shot is an over the shoulder shot however the audience still can't see the killer's face purposely to create mystery and this shows us it's a horror because if they reveal this killers face it will ruin the movie. The killer is dressed in black therefore he represents death and evil for an example the grim reaper. The environment becomes darker when the shot is on him because he is a dangerous character towards the victim. The constant screaming tells us he is still attacking her.









Shot ten
This shot is an extreme close up on the demons mouth to show the audience that this is a demon because of the way his teeth are shaped like vampire teeth, eating her skin. The effect this has on the audience is shock, suspense and tension because of this characters actions. The sound is a low bong sound to show that the demon has won and also represents that it's a horror because the sound effects are threatening. Also sounding like the devil is walking around. The narrative to this would be that the demon would disappear and the police would come to the girls house because they tracked down her phone and they will fine the girl in the bathroom, dead on the floor and they will be trying to investigate what happened meanwhile the same thing is happening to a boy that was very close to the victim.                                                    









Shot eleven and twelve and thirteen and fourteen
These shots show jump cuts to shot shots when the killer is attacking the victim. The pace has increased to create intensity and suspense because he is killing her therefore everything is happening fast and sudden. However it is still linear narrative because it has no flashbacks and the story in in chronological order with beginning, middle and ending therefore this shows it has continuity. Also in these four shots they are using the 180 degree rule because no cameras are on the other side getting seen in certain shots because the single camera isn't crossing the line of action, this shows continuity as well.

 This is a single drama because it's only shown once and gives examples of realism. Short horror/thriller films are single drams because they all base on real life situations and the story is always based on one character. Short horror/thriller films mainly use closed ending because it has as lot non-diegetic sound that the audience can hear but the characters can't and it uses a lot of continuity ellipsis by time and also because the have an end to it.