THE RING- SCENE DECONSTRUCTION.
CAMERA ANGLES
The scene is first introduced with a close up of the television zooming out into a long shot so the television is in full view. This creates suspense and the TV being on its own gives the clip an ominous feeling as though it is something dangerous that lures people it; this additionally creates fear.
As the man watches the tape, the TV is filmed as though we are watching it from his eye which makes it a point of view shot which makes it even more frightening because the audience is placed in the protagonist’s shoes. As the tape progresses one can see the young girl crawling out of the well and the long shot enables us to see her fully in her dirtied nightdress and the hair covering her face. This creates more fear and this could create an enigma also as the audience won’t know what kind of a face the girl has.
As the man watches the tape, the TV is filmed as though we are watching it from his eye which makes it a point of view shot which makes it even more frightening because the audience is placed in the protagonist’s shoes. As the tape progresses one can see the young girl crawling out of the well and the long shot enables us to see her fully in her dirtied nightdress and the hair covering her face. This creates more fear and this could create an enigma also as the audience won’t know what kind of a face the girl has.
At 0:55 one could say there is almost an over the shoulder shot of the TV towards the man. This could suggest that the TV has a mind of its own, well the video at least and this conforms to the stereotype of horror: making something inanimate seem as though it has a life of its own.
The tracking shot starting from 1:06 again follows the girl from the television that has exited the TV screen and become a living thing. It then continues as a close up shot of her grubby, deathly looking hands and the same is done with her feet at 1:30. This will enforce the idea of reality and for the audience that will be truly affected by this film, they might think that this could happen to them which again adds to the tension and fear of the whole scene, conforming to the stereotype of horror.
The close up shot of the girl at the end of the clip is built up by a quick zoom about 4 seconds before. The face revealed is horrific and sinister which adds to the fear of the whole scene the most because this is the moment the audience were anticipating the most.
MISE EN SCENE
The most obvious mise en scene in this whole film is the fact that they chose the girl as the main actress, as the object of fear. This conforms to the stereotype of horror by using a little girl and by doing this they have made something innocent turn into a disturbing character, almost like a villain which causes uneasiness and shock to us as humans seeing that drastic change.
The use of make up is also very effective. The deathly blue colour of the girl’s skin looks believable and adds to the fright as she looks like an actual corpse. Her make up on her face looks like there are slight scratches and the bags under her eyes look raw; this makes up her look the most personally speaking
The dirty nightdress she wears in covered in blackish stains against the white and this is binary opposition: good against evil. The white could connote the innocence of the child, but as she has been turned into a sort of villain the black could suggest evil tainting that innocence.
The dirty nightdress she wears in covered in blackish stains against the white and this is binary opposition: good against evil. The white could connote the innocence of the child, but as she has been turned into a sort of villain the black could suggest evil tainting that innocence.
EDITING
The special effects used in this scene in particular are really impressive in making it seem more realistic and more interesting to watch for the audience such as when Samara comes out of the TV screen
At 1:16-1:18 that ~teleportation” effect helped to make the scene more scary as she moved from one place to another so quickly, it showed the audience that she really was something of the supernatural- conforming to the stereotypes of the supernatural being a popular resort in horrors.
A tracking shot used when Samara comes out of the TV screen which shows the audience how fast Samara is moving and that she really is animate now as she is having to be followed because of her movements. This adds to the shock and horror that has already been building up.
SOUND
The phone ringing in the silence creates fear as one can really hear the robotic and resounding trill of the phone ringing. It makes as though all of the inanimate objects are against the man who is alone watching the screen which can make the audience feel as though the same can happen to them, so the fear could even come in later.
The quick violin sounds create suspense and build up the tension until the end of the scene where Samara’s face is revealed. This is typical of a horror movie and conforms to its traditional stereotype well.
POSTED BY SHAHNAZ
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