Detailed Analysis of Mise En Scene

The first shot of the trailer is an establishing shot of a foggy setting showing the house, obviously the place where all the action in the film must take place. Through the use of fog a ghostly and scary feel is portrayed within the trailer which allows the audience to immediately identify the film as one of a horror genre. The dead tree which is also used in the shot represents death which again emphasises the horror genre of the film. The next shot shows an old fashioned large house and focuses on the stair case. By showing an old fashioned big house, the audience will automatically identify it within a horror genre as they are seen in several others such as; the Orphanage, Dracula and Amytiville Horror. It presents a conventional setting for a horror film, as oppose to a new modern one which for this film which is based on ghosts would bot be suitable. The clothing the characters are dressed in are the main evidence in the trailer that shows the time period in which the film is set in. This is important so the audience understand when the setting is and this is portrayed mainly through mise en scene. WIth the film set in the 1940's immediately after the wordl war two