The Sixth Sense (Shyamalan,1999,US)

Sound:

When we first hear the sound it is very mysterious. This will make the audience think very much about what they are seeing and what the film could be about. This is the sort of music found in horrors and thrillers meaning that this movie could be a horror or thriller. We then hear a sting and the music changes to a more dark and sad sort of sound which will make the audience feel a sort of chill and maybe change the mood and think the movie will be sad. The music then changes again to a more sci fi sort of feeling music. Which again may change the audiences idea about the film. This will mean that the audience will go in with a lot of ideas about the movie that will soon be answered.  

Editing: 

The editing is very slow though out this clip I the reason the director has chosen to do this is because it will make people see the eeriness even more. The woman is moving very slowly which will make the audience feel what the woman is feeling therefore they can feel closer to the movie and enjoy it more.      

Camerawork: 

At the start of the scene we see an extreme close up of the light bulb. The light bulb gives the audience the idea of the location which will make them feel eerie from the start and they will feel scared. This will also make the audience feel like why are we seeing this is this of any importance. If it is of imporatnce they will wonder why.

We then see the woman pause in the middle of the room for a few seconds. This may make the audience think why has she done this has she seen something is she scared all these questions will be asked. It will add meaning to the scene as it adds to the thrill and sets up for some spooky scenes in the future. The audience will feel sympathy for her as they will picture them selves in this

We then see the camera track back to a mid shot of the woman standing in high key lighting with her shadow and her facing into the shadow, this could mean that she has seen something that we haven't and we cannot see until a later date again this adds meaning to the seen and adds to the tension now building. The audience will again feel sympathy for the woman as their maybe be a supernatural thing around her which will make people sacred so the audience will sympathize with her.

In the last shot we see the woman start to shiver. again this could be a sense of an unknown presence that is making her shiver. This adds meaning as we now have an idea of the genre (thriller).  

Mise en scene: 

The setting is in a basement which is quiet a dark and eerie place to go to with a lot of dark places for things to hide. This adds meaning as the setting sets up the type of movie we see and adding to the fact that the woman is stopping a lot which could add to the fact that she is stopping a lot of the time to see what is around her and may feel scared. The impact on the audience could be they will feel that something bad is going on as with the setting combined with the shots we are seeing they will definitely showing something is going on.

She is also wearing a dress which could indicate that she is having some sort of party. This adds to the meaning as we feel like she is having a fun time but my feel like its over after being scared. The audience will then feel like she has had her night ruined and feel bad for her.