Doctor who.
Clip-
Camera
Angles-
The clip starts a mid shot of both of the characters as it shows
their full facial expression. The camera gradually zooms in to each character
so that it is a close up of just their faces so we as an audience can see their
fear of the child more clearly. It then jumps to the little boy so we as an
audience can see what the Doctor has spun round to look at. Finally there is a
long shot from over shoulder of the boy so we can see the adult’s scared
expression.
Sound-
In the
background there seems to be a non diegetic flickering sound alongside non
diegetic dialogue of a boy speaking. There is then a loud non diegetic violin
played, each sound is short to make it sound scarier.
Mise en
Scene-
The room is
very dimly lit to give a more eerie effect. Between the boy and the other
characters there is a smashed window however parts of it still remain which
indicate a divide between the two.
Editing-
The use of
zoom into the characters face increases the intensity of the situation and
enhances their scared facial expression. The shot reverse shot of the Doctor and
the tape allows the audience to see its not playing and understand the Doctor’s
fear.
Clip- (35-56 seconds)
Camera
Angles
The mid shot
of Rose indicates she is looking at something above her. At first there is a
long shot of what looks like a lost boy, but as it gets closer there is then a
mid shot of a boy in a gas mask looking very lifeless. The fact it just jump
cuts to a closer shot if him alongside the music makes him seem creepier
although in reality he is just a little boy.
The point of view shot from the boy looking down at Rose tracking her
running allows the audience to feel as though it is them doing the tracking.
Sound
The non diegetic dialogue of a boy saying ‘mummy’ doesn’t sound
scared, but almost scary as it sounds almost threatening.
As Rose turns to see what is on the roof there is a non diegetic
violin played at a high pitch which sounds creepy and then the audience can
infer the boy is not all good.
Mise en
scene
The little
boy in plain clothes wearing a gas mask follows the typical convention of WWII,
he looks scary although he is only a little boy, and however the writers are
playing on the typical convention and made a small child look creepy so to
scare the audience. Rose contradicts the stereotype by wearing a bright Union
Jack shirt.
Editing
The pan from
Rose to what she is looking at allows the audience to feel as though they are
turning to look as well.
The use of
the point of view shot through the gas mask, allows the effect to be further
enhanced that the audience are wearing the gas mask.
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The point of view shot from underneath the table allows the audience
to see someone coming in, and the diegetic squeaking floorboards adds to the
eeriness.
An apple falls out of the bag, alongside
that there is a non diegetic sound of a violin which makes is sound scarier.
There is then a point of view shot from the boy’s perspective, through the gas
mask so there is a distorted effect, looking towards the apple and walking
towards it as there is no music alongside it adds scariness.
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There is a close up shot of Nancy looking very
scared shrouded in darkness as though alone. It then changes to a point of view
and looks towards the door, meaning Nancy is going to try and escape. However
the boy turns and locks the door by pointing, there is then a shot reverse shot
of Nancy and the boy as he asks ‘Are you my mummy?’
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The scene
then jump cuts to the hospital where there is a long shot of Rose looking at a
patient, suddenly they get up and the non diegetic violin starts again. The
parallel editing allows the audience to see Nancy and the Doctor both backing
into the corner as they are being trapped.
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The long
shot of the patients allows the audience to see how trapped the Doctor is and
how outnumbered he is. The simple repetition of ‘mummy’ with the elongated ‘U’
makes it seem much creepier.
Camera
Angles
Throughout
the whole trailer it is very fast pace and uses a variety of camera angles to
show what the episode is about. Some of these include establishing shots of
London and close up shots of characters to see their expression. The last
camera angle is a high angle of Rose falling; below we see
a fire that she is falling into.
Sound
The non
diegetic traditional doctor who theme tune is used throughout the trailer.
There is the
diegetic sound of planes flying through the air and bombs so enhances the fact
that the episode is set in WWII.
The diegetic dialogue of
the boy saying ‘please let me in mummy’ sounds sad and pleading. However it could
be inferred to be scary.although
there is diegetic dialogue from the characters they don’t fully
explain
every situation, and give barely anything away.
Mise en
scene
Following the
stereotypical conventions of a trailer, we as an audience see all of the main characters this includes the little boy
who plays a big part in the episode. The scene is set, WW2, alongside the
reason for going there, following a bomb. A space ship is seen alongside a new
and never seen before character.
Editing
The whole
trailer is a montage of clips throughout the episode. It follows the
convention of having a clip at the end which will entice the audience and want
them to watch the next episode.
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Doctor
who poster.
A very simple poster with the signature gas mask, it is empty which
represents ‘the empty child’ it is at the bottom of the poster which is
contradicting the typical convention of a poster as it makes passersby look
around the whole poster.
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The colour of the background is a very dull
grey/green which again is stereotypically the kind of colour found in WWII.
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The tagline says ‘Are you my mummy?’ which is
one of the most repeated sayings within this episode. It is using a personal
pronoun so is directing the question straight at the audience.
