One example of the non-diegetic sound was when the girl dropped her books around 32:30, and the gentlemen along with their gremlins appeared from the back. Before this scene, the background music that was played created a mood for calmness yet suspenseful. Once she dropped her books though, the music went silent, and you can start hearing the noise of chains indicating the arrival of the monsters. Once she came to that realization, she started running, and while she did that the music came right back into the scene; this time it was more high-pitched and the flow went faster, indicating a mood of horror and urgency. The use of non-diegetic sound in this scene added a level to the aesthetic of horror in this video because it made the viewers relate with the scene and made us feel like we are in the movie as well, being chased by all those monsters at night by ourselves.
An example of diegetic sound was when the TV was turned on to the news channel and the reporter had announced that the whole town was quarantined. The reporter seemed to have answered the question asked by everyone in town as to what happened with their voices. This scene magnified the effect of this dilemma, in which the whole town appeared to have been affected in one night. This scene also captured the frustration and desperation of the other characters watching the news as they were being quarantined and were locked in their own town with no outside help, meaning that they had to resolve this issue themselves. I felt that this diegetic scene permitted the use of fear by making the characters believe that they will be stuck in their situation. I also feel that this scene foreshadowed a potential event to occur in the near future as well. I think this played a very good part in creating further confusion and chaos as it seemed like everyone else is affected as well, yet no one has an immediate solution for this catastrophic situation.
Finally, one example of a mise-en-scene in this episode was the design of “The Gentlemen” themselves. In their full introduction, which occurred during the 23rd minute of this episode, the mise-en-scene trait is shown in many ways. Their costumes showed this trait as they were designed to appear very unique and strange, creating a feeling of unfamiliarity. Second the camera angle in this scene appeared to be on our level, which was used to add depth to the horrific image of these monsters, especially when they are floating around as it made them look even bigger and intimidating. And finally, the scene appears to be mainly dull; from dark blue to black, these colors show the overall mood of the scene. The overall combination, from the strangeness of the “gentlemen’s” looks, to the depth of the imagery, to the dark mood provided from the colors and music played, this scene adds a lot of flavor and enhancement to the aesthetic of horror.
Hi, I feel your three examples are very interesting and I agree with you that all of them contribute to the aesthetics of horror for the video. For the mise-en-scene, you pay attention to the design of the ghost. In contrast, I pay attention to the camera position and the frame movement. I noticed that the camera position and frame movement can make the horrific situation. As I mentioned in my post, “In 13:38, the camera positioned the bell from a bottom angle of view and the frame move slowly”. It imply some scared things will happen.
Ankit, I liked your observations of the different sounds. I do agree with your diegetic sound example, how the different camera angels and the absence of sounds add an extra effect into the mood of the show. Overall, once the whole city has lost voices, there is now a dramatic effect into what will happen next; keeping the viewers on their toes. I curious to what the scene when Buffy gets her voice back and screams to kill off the men in suits, what type of sound or camera perspective would fall under.