Mise - En - Scene
The opening of the film starts with a busy London street at night . A woman is introduced wearing a hat,scarf and coat showing the time of year that the film is set in. woman shown walking down busy market street. Children with sparklers and fireworks show the audience that it could be a special event such as bonfire night. Next scene is a poorly lit alleyway and wall displays graffiti showing this is not nice area. Multiple flashes are seen to scare the audience, the woman moves on to a back street with no people but a few cars. A gang are introduce in the distance. the gang then surrounds the woman all wearing dark clothing with their faces covered hinting towards the rime genre. A close confrontation is then shown between the woman and the gang where the woman is in panic. There is bright lighting as an explosion hits the car. Alien is then shown emerging from the car. Banging and flashing show the alien inside a shed.
Camera
In the opening scene the first shot introduces the setting with a wide angle crane shot. This followed by a medium close up shot, introducing the woman at the train station. A tracking shot techniques is used to follow the woman down the street. The next shot is a low angle shot leading into a wide angle shot. This then transitions to a crane shot into a high angle shot still following the woman. We then see a panning shot shifting focus from the woman to a graffitied wall. The next shot is a close up of the woman with a blurred background allowing the audience to experience the same unknown that the woman is going through. This then flashes to a long shot which slowly transitions to a close up of the womans' feet. A long shot is then used to establish the new setting. A close up shot shows us the change of emotion in the woman face as she sees something in distance. This then switches to a POV of the woman looking at the boys ahead of her. A medium shot is then used to show the gang. A tracking shot is then used to follow behind the gang and follow the boy on the bmx on to the road . Continuous close ups of the woman show her emotions during the confrontation whilst switching between mid shots POVs. Shot reverse shot and close ups are then used to focus on the faces of the gang and the woman and her bag during the confrontation. A close up is then used to focus on the knife to be more intimidating and also make the audience feel the threat. A close up of the mans eyes. A tracking shot then follows the alien down rom the sky. A series of tracking shots lead up to the gangs confrontation of the alien. A tracking shot leads into the shed and the close ups are used to show the aliens face. A long shot is then used to show the shed but not the action , this keeps the audience away from the action and in the dark of whats happening. This is followed by a group of over the shoulder shots and shot reverse shots when the gang are talking.
Editing
The opening has slow paced editing a cuts between shots. Flashing lights are then used to show the shadows and a fast scene change shows excitement /fear. Which then slows down when she realises there is no threat as of now. The first meeting between the woman and gang is slow paced which then changes and becomes faster as the confrontation becomes more heated. SFX are used to show the alien descending from the sky and exploding on the car. The scene cuts then slow down again until the main character is attacked by the alien were the scene changes are very fast between the alien and the guy. This fast paced editing and bright flashes continue as they confront the alien in the shed.
Sound
The film starts of with a soundtrack which gets increasingly louder a the shot pans down to when hear the fireworks. The faint sound of a police siren can be heard in the distance repressing the busy city. The soundtrack continues as the scenes change between the woman and the opening credit. We can also hear the woman talking on the phone as well as the background noise of the busy market. We can hear children laughing as we continue to follow the woman who continues speak on the phone. Suddenly loud bangs are heard which accompany the flashes. Music stops and we can hear the footsteps of the woman as she gets sight of the gang. She talks under her breath this shows the audience that she is fearful. An intense soundtrack is then played to emphasise the confrontation between the woman and the gang which then stops as they start to talk. The opening of the knife is a prominent sound this once again is used to show the audience the threat to the woman. Fireworks are still heard in the background. Music is then played and suddenly increases in volume till a loud bang is heard.Soundtrack gets increasingly louder until the jump scare. Loud screaming coming from the alien.Intense fast paced music is played whilst they chase after the alien. Fireworks heard as they are thrown in to shed and more screaming heard from the shed.
