Wednesday, 23 September 2015

Generic Elements: The Exorcist

How do generic elements encourage the audience to anticipate events in the attic scene of the exorcist?

- It is set at night therefore it is dark.
- The victim is isolated.
- The victim is a young female who is vulnerably dressed.
- It is silent, except from the unidentified noise.
- The victim attempts to turn on the lights but they don't work, so she uses a candle instead which throw shadows.
- As she was walking down the corridor, bar shadows are projected on her suggesting that she is trapped.
- The camera is shown at a low angle at this point to make her seem brave and bigger.
- The camera angle switches between her point of view as well which is significant as it puts the audience in her point of view.
- The attic is big however it is cluttered making it a confined space - it is harder to move around in.
- The handy man finally appears. He brings light, sound and companionship to the scene which drops the tension.



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