Silent Hill

Silent Hill

-Characters

Radha Mitchell as Rose da Silva

Sean Bean as Christopher da Silva

Laurie Holden as Cybil Bennett

Deborah Kara Unger as Dahlia Gillespie

-Setting

-Forest, night

-House

-Near a freeway

-On top of a cliff overhanging the water

-Mise en scene

-Characters are wearing pyjama’s/night clothing,

-Woman is framed centre for most shots, showing her importance

-The shot is dark, with low key lighting used to create suspense

-The woman seems to be distraught, which adds to the suspense, as we relate to her.

-Sound

-The use of non diegetic sound, such as the sound of the music, works to create suspense, as the beat is fast, but also very erratic, unpredictable.

-The diegetic sound used for when she sees the trucks interrupts all other noises, getting rid of any sense of rhythm, creating a shocking feeling.

-The noise of her shouting is also one of the few sounds heard throughout the clip, it acts as a constant and means that we know we are supposed to be relating to her.

-Camera shot/movement

-A lot of the shots are from below looking up at her, which could connote her power, or that she is the main character.

-Many shots are handheld, and the movement is like if someone was looking, meaning we get the sense of being there and relating too it is easier.

-Tracking shots of her are used to show her feverent longing to find her daughter, and it also helps to give us a sense of place, showing clearly the setting.