Mise-en-Scene Research

The conjuring:
The start of the opening has a dark grey atmosphere leaving the audience to feel depressed or have a sense of fear. The characters facial expressions are quite mellow and bland however, due to the situation it works well as they just don't know what to do really. The checkered sofa and curtains indicate a sense of trend in the house but the clothing they wear are gloomy telling you their mood without saying anything. on the other hand despite being bland it looks as they were trying to be smart casual like they their going to see someone they have never met before. The lighting indicates that outside must be cloudy but not raining leaving hard shadows on the characters almost like a bit of foreshadowing as black is they colour of death.


The lighting around the doll is crisp and clear making it easier to see all of the cracks in it's face but also the outfit and hair which is much neater than what she is. The doll give of a shivering vibe up someones spine just by the way she looks. Despite her appearance she has neat hair like someone has been looking after it even though the girls are too scared to tough it giving the idea that someone or something keeps appearing to keep it nice.

The house layout look's quite old fasioned and out of style making the doll scene seem like the doll was passed down to them from one of their parents or grandparents. the colours of the sofa is grey and checkered which also indicated an old person lives/lived there. The flowers on the sofa suggest frail but elegant like an old person and with their distinct colours can show their personalities.


Their body movement is quite little and most of them have their hand linked like their nervous or scared about something. The guy on the right is keeping to himself, he is making no eye contact with the doll or the people across from him showing that he is scared or confused. Their all hunched over showing no confidence in what they say.


The lighting is always quite dim and dark in some cases because most horror film are portrayed in the dark making it one of the most iconic thing in horror films. At times the lighting is put underneath them making it seem like they are telling a horror story.