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Horror Discussion
1)After watching “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” I saw many different interesting mise en scène included in the film. Mise en scène consists of production design like sets, props and costumes, lighting, actors’ performance and etc.When everyone lost their voices is an example of a Mise en scène. At the beginning , the scene is especially dark and everyone looks anxious and expresses the exaggerated ferocious faces.
2)The scene also has diegetic sound.Diegetic sound is the sound made by objects in the story and presented as originated from source within the film’s world.The most impressive diegetic sound to me was Buffy’s screams once she got her voice back and it blowing off the head of those monsters. I was relieved after the silent was broken, same as other audiences I believe.
3)The non-diegetic sound effects which is added for the dramatic effect. And the most interesting part to me was the the background music shift obviously followed the distance between the audiences and monsters. When the monsters were further away, the spooky music tense the mood, reflecting the horror atmosphere accurately.
All the effects contribute to the aesthetic of horror, which come from the changing lightning, background music, horrible makeup and costumes and etc. And surprised plot can be the most horrifying in a horror film.