the Babadook camera shot
the lighting in the shot creates shadows in the corners of the room and under the table, this creates a sense of mystery as the monster in the film is associated with the darkness
the camera is slightly high angle, this may be to show the props on the table, but it also presents the mother and child as being vulnerable in the house, slightly looked down at. the 2 empty chairs in the middle of the table also show there is no one to help them
it is a 2 shot, showing the 2 characters interacting with each other, but they are far apart on different sides of the table, because the monster has separated the mother and son, and she is possessed at some points to turn against the child.
the floor looks like a chessboard, which shows the babadook is playing with their mind, like they are just pawns on a chessboard and the babadook is controlling their every move. this colour scheme also continues throughout the kitchen,with no bright colours, suggesting the scene is bleak.
This close up of David in the ending sequence, shows how he is angry at John Doe for sending him him wives head, finishing off the 7 deadly sins in a clever spin which we all knew was coming, but didnt know how it would happen. In this shot he is about to take the shot and kill John, showing his injuries that he had been through.
A theme in thriller/horrars is that when characters dreams have meaning, or point to a bigger picture later on in the film. On nightmare on elm street, charcters who fall asleep dream of being killed by the villian, but they actually die in real life. I will borrow this idea in my film opening as when something chases me in the woods, it will leave a mark in the real world. The fact that you are powerless when when you are asleep also means you are vulnerable, which will create a sense of weakness in my film.
the camera is slightly high angle, this may be to show the props on the table, but it also presents the mother and child as being vulnerable in the house, slightly looked down at. the 2 empty chairs in the middle of the table also show there is no one to help them
it is a 2 shot, showing the 2 characters interacting with each other, but they are far apart on different sides of the table, because the monster has separated the mother and son, and she is possessed at some points to turn against the child.
the floor looks like a chessboard, which shows the babadook is playing with their mind, like they are just pawns on a chessboard and the babadook is controlling their every move. this colour scheme also continues throughout the kitchen,with no bright colours, suggesting the scene is bleak.
This close up of David in the ending sequence, shows how he is angry at John Doe for sending him him wives head, finishing off the 7 deadly sins in a clever spin which we all knew was coming, but didnt know how it would happen. In this shot he is about to take the shot and kill John, showing his injuries that he had been through.A theme in thriller/horrars is that when characters dreams have meaning, or point to a bigger picture later on in the film. On nightmare on elm street, charcters who fall asleep dream of being killed by the villian, but they actually die in real life. I will borrow this idea in my film opening as when something chases me in the woods, it will leave a mark in the real world. The fact that you are powerless when when you are asleep also means you are vulnerable, which will create a sense of weakness in my film.
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