MISE EN SCENE
Based on Mise En Scene, the film is quite simple. The film is set in a family home in America. The cupboards and furniture within the house are dark colours perhaps to enhance the trauma that is about to occur.
The facial expressions of the characters appear to be happy and content throughout the whole clip. This could be due to the fact they are in love and are just happy to be with each other. This adds a sense of family life to the scene as they are obviously in a relationship as they are discussing a gourmet meal but later decide on Chinese.
CAMERA ANGLES
The camera angles appear to range quite a lot within this clip. For example, here we can see the male character is being filmed by and over head shot. This could show that within the relationship, he is considered the inferior one and the half that is less able. Whereas the woman is usually looked up to, we know this as the camera man uses a low angel shot showing she is the superior half of the relationship.
Finally, for me the creepiest shot within this clip has to be the medium shot of the door. This is because anything could happen at this point. An evil presence could jump out and frighten the audience or it could simply have someone standing behind it, but in this case, it is neither of those things. In fact there is no one there. However this adds tension to the clip and puts the audience on the edge of their seat.
SOUND
The sound within this clip starts off as diegetic with just the two characters talking to each other. We also hear the sound of water gushing down a pipe and splashing at the bottom. In addition to this we can hear the female characters foot steps as she walks towards the man and jumps off of the counter. As the clip continues, we also hear the diegetic sound of a radio playing in the background. This adds a sense of being in a family home with a cheery lively atmosphere. In addition to dialogue, the audience can hear the clinking of tools as the male character puts them on the floor and "surrenders to the power of take out". When the screen changes to the shot of the door, all the sounds that we heard previously, fade into the background and become quieter. This is to add a sense of tension to the clip. The diegetic sound of the doorbell ringing, keeps the audience in sync with the fact that this is set within a family home. The final sound we hear in this opening clip, is the russelling of paper. This could have been made within the studio doing exactly that, russelling paper. This adds to the realism of the clip as opposed to silence when he carries the box.
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