The Lovely Bones

We have decided that our genre/subgenre is psychological thriller/horror. I think that our target audience would like the film The Lovely Bones because it has a similar storyline to our film (the main character is a teenage girl who is taken and murdered by a strange man). This film is also a 12 which suggests that any thing within it is appropriate for our audience. As our 2 minute film will mostly feature Amy's death scene i have decided to analyse the death scene from this film.

In the first shot of her death scene she is sat across from the man who at this point has taken her to a strange underground house. She is only shown from high angle shots (also he is only shown from high angle shots) which suggests to the audience that she is in a vulnerable position. There are only many close ups on her face which show her worried expression. This also suggests to the audience that she is the protagonist of the scene. The only lighting of the scene is from candles or small lamps which gives the scene an eyrie feel.

The long shot of the room sets the scene for the audience. It shows how small and cramped the room is. Also at this point of the scene the pace of the shots speeds up whilst the heartbeat of the girl also speeds up as she is getting increasingly scared/worried. (The audience know this because the sound effect of a heartbeat is added to the scene.)

The deep focus shot has only the girl and her murderer in focus. However her face is shown, and is also close to the centre of the frame, whereas his is not. This suggests that she is who the audience are supposed to be watching and is therefore the protagonist of the scene.

As she tries to escape (in the critical moment of the scene) she is centred in the frame and is also more in focus. These devices, once again, suggest to the audience that she is the protagonist and also forces the audience to watch her rather than the man.

The scene ends with an outside shot which is above the murder scene. As no one is around it suggests that no one has heard the girl's screams which adds tension to the atmosphere. It also ends the scene with an eyrie atmosphere because it shows how dark and cold the setting is.