In the beginning of the movie there is a short silence followed by ambient, non-diegetic sound connoting that the setting of the film is dark, eerie and abandoned. Horror films consistently incudes the kidnapping of attractive, young women that are beaten, gagged up, tied up and being tortured to death. This film sets the convention of women being the constant victims in horror. The only factor that sets this film apart from other horror films is that the antagonist is a robot instead of a monster, psycho etc.
The colour schematic throughout the film (excluding the ending) is dark which is iconic in horror.The dress worn by the female character is pink which represents her innocence.
There are constant medium-close ups on the female and the robot. The difference between these two is interesting as in the shots of the woman you can see her expressions and get an idea of how she feeling. However in the shots of the robot the only way you can only tell how he is feeling is because of what he says, not by the way he looks.
The use of the blood splatter sets the typical convention of horror, creating fear into the audience.
I think this is a useful analysis in regards to my short horror film as i can see what the conventions are of this film and how it might differ or be similar to my film. The mention of music, colour help me visualise how it might be included and used in my film.
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