Under the bed- Analysis

Narrative structure is linear as the audience watch the start right through the end of the story-line of the film. It ends as a closed ending as we

Format is a single drama because it doesn't continue to another episode telling the storyline from beginning, middle and end all in the same short film.

Lighting used through out it very dark known as low key lighting it's used to help create an atmosphere of tension and mystery in the film by using colours such as black it gives a sense of evil
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Before the film begins the title of the film is in the colour red symbolizing hell or death behind the title is music being played which is quite hey key weary. Creating suspense the audience known from this that its a horror film thought the fact of the colour red suggesting blood which infers death.

The girls behavior is very jumpy showing that she is frightened and worried as she continues to turn on the light making sure that there is noting in her room with her, she also goes down stairs a few times showing that she is scared especially of the dark when we first hear her tell her parents that she's afraid of the dark. When she goes in the kitchen the lighting used is hey key showing that the outside of her room is safe rather than in her bedroom which is filled with darkness and horror.Before she jumps out of bed going downstairs the first shot shows a close up of the girl hiding under the blankets showing that the emotions of the girl is terrified and worried of the unknown whilst being in the dark.The director uses diegetic sounds which both audience and the character can hear the sound of water dripping from a tap which has been edited to be quite loud than it would usual as the girl is vulnerable and alone at this point making her being in complete silence so the director puts the audience in the girls shoes hearing that the sound of the tap is very tense and worrying unknowing of her surroundings.

 The next shot is a mid shot as the girl gets up from her bed sitting up afraid showing the facial expressions as the setting of where she is in her bedroom. The background of the walls is white the reason of this is to show that the character of the young girl is a victim that she is innocent and pure she also wears white and light colour pjs making the audience feel more emotive towards her as she is vulnerable and lonely.

The director then uses an over the shoulder shot looking down the stairs before the girl walks down stairs she takes a peak telling the audience that she is worried and concerned of her surroundings as well the Unknown as she doesn't known where the sound of water dripping is coming from? Making the audience feel tensed and creating a sense of mystery and suspense.Also used is a tilt of which moves from the bottom up of the top of the stairs from the floor. After this a close up is used to show the facial expressions of the girl the audience can see form this that she is very scared as she bites her lips confused of what is happening at this point being alone.

Then there is a high angle showing the girl walking down stairs form above as if something greater than her is looking upon her, in this shot the director has used dark colours showing shadows creating more mystery of the film which the audience feel even more tense and suspicious.



When in the kitchen a close up is shown of the tap which the audience and girl discover that the sound of water dripping is not coming from here as what was expected therefore is creates confusion making the audience encourage watching as they want to find out what happens next. The lighting changes when the location changes to downstairs in the kitchen whereas the bedroom was low key the kitchen is high key making it seem as down stairs is safer than upstairs in the girls bedroom. Here the sound stops creating mystery. There is a none diegetic sound of a scary type tone which only that audience are able to hear.

After this the young girl is seen rushing up the stairs back to her bed ready to sleep to show this the director used an high angle looking down as she runs up the stairs showing that the behaviour of the girls is very scared running away from what she is frightened of. The editing of jump cuts from the differ et shots of movement when the girl runs up e stairs to jumping in bed shows the speed at which the girl is pasting at, this also shows that she is afraid and worried.


Here is an extreme close up showing the emotions through the eyes, from the eyes the audience can see great fear that the girl is scared for her life beginning to start crying as her eyes water knowing that something evil is around her. Creating tension as we become scared for the girl not knowing what is going to happen whether she will be killed or some what. After the girl then repeatedly runs down stairs to check to see where the sound is coming from of dripping water we hear I weary noise which only the audience can hear creating a more thrilling atmosphere we known realise that the sound is not dripping water from a tap as she had now checked a second tap in the house and nothing seems to be right.


There is a long shot to show the fear of the girl and the hell which is in her wardrobe the bloody wardrobe doesn't make it clear who is murdered or who caused the killing as the killer is not revealed making it an open ending which the audience must watch to see the next part of which continues the story. The director uses another close up showing the shocking death in more depth noticing the sound of dripping is blood which we were made first to think it was water from a tap. The colour of red which was first seen in the colour of the text foreshadows the death of that happens later in the film, the light is still dark and mysterious the only other none dark colour used is red symbolising hell and death. From this the girl is completely terrified but more confused of who has committed such crime in her own room without her realising that someone must have come into her room whilst her being there.  The next shots shows the body language of the girl which she is utter afraid covering her face.

There was a sense of pace in the way the film was edited, it stated slow which went to each shot individually at a regular speed however as the film carried on it started to speed up to the end where it was quite fast when she went to the wardrobe by having loner shots it makes the audience get an understanding of what is going on in the film. From this way of editing it creates tension for the audience making it more entertaining for them to watch as they get drown into it feeling how the character feels. The shots at the end cutted quickly showing the wardrobe back to the girls expressions.The film used continuity editing technique the purpose of continuity is to establish a logical understanding between each shot knowing what is happening and whats going to happen. Its used to smooth out the parts of discontinuity which doesn't fit in the order.