Horror – Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Diagetic sound

After watching the Buffy the Vampire Slayer clip I was able to see multiple examples of diagetic sound. But one scene stood out in my mind the most. The scene at the end of the video with the assortment of vampires and creatures and Buffy screams at them. As Buffy begins to scream the vampire head begin to explode and green slim sprays everywhere. When each head exploded it created a new noise that distinctly added to the video clip and made the scene more horrific and added a dramatic effected. This example of diagetic sound is a perfect because a scene as gruesome as exploding heads needs an equally as gruesome noise. This squelching sound contributed to the scene by giving the exploding heads a slightly more gruesome effect and thus adding to the horror.

 

Non- diegetic sound

In the beginning of the clip during when Buffy falls asleep in class and starts to dream there is a great example of non-diegetic sound. In the dream, Buffy is instructed by a voice to lie on the teacher’s desk and starts to make out with a male classmate in the room. Once they begin to kiss the light start to dim and flicker and several noises coming from the walls or some unknown source. The sounds appear to be thunder or lightning and have a negative connotation to it. Often in horror movies or shows thunder and lightning depict a bad outcome and highlight that the scene is suppose to be horrific

 

Mise-en-scene

The entire Buffy the Vampire show for the most part is an example of “Mise en scene”. The make-up and costumes of the vampires and monsters create the horror aesthetic and culture. The make-up or masks that the zombies and vampires use throughout the video make them look more horrific. They especially look more horrific or gruesome when they have skin falling off as if they have risen from the ground. This further reinforces that the video or scene you are watching is horrific. I chose this example, because I thought that it best displays the use of a “Mise en scene” to support the aesthetic horror of the clip.



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