Innocence - Analysis

This is a low angle shot and the bars the
come over the camera can suggest the idea that she is trapped and has no escape from the events that are about to happen. The slightly canted angle enhance the fact that there is something wrong and almost foreshadows the unfolding events. The girl is wearing a small, pink coat that represents the stereotypical view of someone from that group of people, the psychological horror comes from the fact that we contrast this typical image with an inner demon so the clothes are quite effective.

This is a long panning shot of the main character, it was shot through some bushes and created a slightly disturbing view for the audience as it felt like the audience are on the bad side watching the little girl. This sensation is emphasised with the panning movement as it gives the s

ense that they are slowly creeping behin

d th

e bushes, the fact that you can see her in a small gap in the bush makes her look like the target. This is also enhanced with the fact it is a long shot that makes her look more vulnerable with the greater area of surroundings.

This is a high angle shot of the mum as she searches near the park to find her, we felt this was an effective shot as the bars and gates around her generated the idea of being trapped particularly with the 'prison' like bar pattern. She is prevented from continuing her forward movement which can suggest how this change has effected her life and it will never be the same. The high angle shot

makes her look vulnerable as well and

the overhanging trees 'looking down on her' emphasises this. The religious connotation within this shot is an idea that she has been given two pathways to choose between, and she opts for the right one, we thought that this can relate to the idea of having a devil and an angel on your shoulder as, typically, the devil is on the right one. The plants surrounding her are also quite dead and lifeless which creates a deathly feel to the shot and foreshadows the possible events that could involve her.

This is a slightly low angle shot and it pictures her walking away from the camera, this could suggest that she is slowly losing control and stability of this situation. As she moves

away she seems to become more vulnerable because the surroundings increase on the screen making her seem insignificant. The fact she is holding her daughter's coat shows that she is determined to keep hold of her daughter and

will not give up searching, this is a good representation of a typical mum. The bars on the gate that she walks through also suggests the idea of her being trapped in this situation and that she has little way of escaping it.

This is an extreme long shot of the girl sitting on a bench by a tree, again the long shot makes her look very small and vulnerable however the controlled way she is sitting suggests that she isn't as timid as she seems. The connotation of the tree behind could indicate how the problem is growing from her and the inner demon is growing and taking over the innocent girl. The tree is dull a

s it can foreshadow the future problems that will occur because of this. The graveyard setting is a very typical convention of the horror genre and something that we picked up on as a good psychological fear that presents death and mourning, so we felt it was a suitable location for our opening.

This was the final shot of our opening before the film faded to black. This was a very sinister shot and the idea of making the character more of a dark silhouette makes her seem much more scary and mysterious. The low angle shot used here is the ultimate reason as to why this shot is so effective as it makes her look much bigger and far more daunting, especially when you cannot see her facial expression very clearly. I think that the fact we were able to turn a friendly, innocent looking girl into a scary figure with this shot shows good creativity and is very suitable for our psychological genre.