Todorov analysis of Annabelle.

Todorov Analysis of Annabelle.

Lighting

The lighting in the first few scenes of Annabelle is light and you wouldn't think it was a thriller from the first few scenes. Even though it has the same aspects of a thriller e.g. Family (haunted), House (haunted) etc, the haunted doll does not feature in the first few scenes so it seems more of a family-like film. The lighting creates effect of something bad will happen though, because even though the lighting is not dark and does not convey danger, it also seems too 'normal' therefore you know that something really bad is going to happen, and you are just waiting for it while watching the film. When the first scene ends, the blending colour of the screen turns black, so even for that split second that you see darkness, it highlights that something will happen, and this is not just your average film.  This could also be seen as pathetic fallacy as we see that the woman is pregnant, making us feel empathy for her unborn child, as it would be tragic for anything to happen to a child that isn't even born yet.

Camera angles

The opening first few scenes use a variety of different camera angles, one of the camera angles that it uses is a wide shot, it uses this shot in this particular scene as it creates effect as you see the background of the where the family is walking too and the opening entrance of a forest, which again will convey a thriller genre of the stereotypical 'scary forest'. There is also a extreme close up shot of the woman's face, you see that she is not particularly young, and this is shown with a few wrinkles, this could be seen as relatable to other older woman as they may be part of the target audience. The close up shows her face as being wrinkled also as throughout the film, he face becomes more skinny and older looking, due to the stress of the doll, so this shows the extent of what she is 'going through' throughout the film, and how scary is seems.

Sound

The diegetic and non-diegetic music in this film is what makes most of the target audience jump out their seats etc, this is due to the heightened low and high sound which when they are blended together makes people not want to watch as that indicates something scary is going to happen. The diegetic sound helps with the 'scariness' of the film, as it sounds like nursery rhymes beings sung by children, but are much more scary with the way and the environment they are being sung within.