The first scene that I decided to use as an example from the show comes about halfway through the show. This is a scene that depicts the ideas of mise-en-scene. There are two images shown in the scene, as this is a cut between two areas to add to the intensity of the scene. The image begins zoomed in on a large clock on what appears to be a church or similar building. The camera then backs out at a very low angle showing the building in a dark sky with shadows. This, combined with the low angle of the camera, gives off an ominous feeling about the building and through connection, the time of night as well. Then the scene shifts quickly to a high angle looking down at a doorway. The doorway has a light shining through and the high angle of the camera creates a sense of suspense while looking downwards. The door slowly swings open and a set of feet hovering above the ground float out of the room. The tactics of the shots in these scenes together form a sense of suspense and a wary feeling as the door swings open. This mise-en-scene does well to add suspense to the show and does a great job of adding to the sense of horror.
The second scene in the show that I chose to describe was the scene where Buffy is fighting the monsters in front of a tree. In this scene through the use of diagetic sound the fight comes to life. There are many moves of Buffy hitting and kicking the monsters that are trying to attack her. With each kick and punch there is an equally powerful sound effect that makes the audience feel the hits. As Buffy throws her attackers to the ground there is also loud smashing noises that let the audience hear just how hard this fight is for Buffy. By adding in this diagetic sounds to the scene it adds to the realness of the scene and makes the audience feel more like they are there with her hitting the attackers.
The final scene that I chose represents the non-diagetic sound of the show. As the monsters are making their way through town someone looks out the window to see them floating by. There is a very quiet music playing as the young woman looks out her window with curiosity. As she is looking out suddenly a monster floats by with a sinister grin on his face. As soon as he enters the scene there begins a loud and scary music playing through no connection to the objects on screen. This music shows the audience that this is a time to start to worry as bad things are coming. By only starting the music as soon as the monster enters the view of the screen it adds to the shocking effect and the horror.