Textual analysis of similar texts

Textual analysis of similar texts. The sandman 1992 is a cartoon and we analysed it like this by seeing how it created suspense and fear:

-          Lighting and colour

-          Dark

-          Not a lot of light of natural light apart from moonlight in the bed room

-          Fire colours red and orange connote warm and safety but then has to go to bed and ascend so dark staircase

-          Mise en scene

-           Poor housing

-          Wooden staircase (creaks)

-          Mice and mother break in tension

-          Camera

-          Tilt

-          Graphic match (monster matches with moon)

-          Close ups (essential in horror films as it shows emotion)

-          Reaction shots

-          Bird’s eye view

-          Mid shot

-          Editing

-          Straight cut

-          Sound runs parallel with editing

-          Pan down

-          Sound

-          Suspense created when the sound gets quicker

-          Ticking

-          Drum as the child hits the drum

-          Creaking

-          Non digetic piano