The Orphanage: Regression Scene

Last lesson our class watched the Regression Scene of The Orphanage. Click on the link at the bottom of the page in order to watch this scene. In class we analysed the sound with in the scene, we made notes on soundtrack, sound effects, dialogue, diagetic and non-diagetic sounds. The notes below are the notes in which I made, the first time I watched the scene. 

Soundtrack (non-diagetic): Violin start playing in order to create an "unknown" feeling/environment for the audience, the violin's suddenly stop and a high pitched sound takes over making the audience feel as if something bad is going to happen and then it changes to a lower deeper sound. 

Sound Effects (non-diagetic): 3 minutes 10 seconds into the Regression Scene, Aurora starts walking along the landing, her footsteps are emphasised in order to give the audience a sense of mystery, make them feel uncomfortable and also for the tension to build up. The camera constantly is zooming in and out, whilst Aurora is walking around. There are also children screaming and shouting in the cupboard, their voices seem to get louder and then quieter when Aurora is near them. This gives the impression to the audience that Aurora is unsafe. 

Dialogue: The writer of the Orphanage gives Aurora a quiet voice in order to portray to the audience that she is scared, uncomfortable with the situation in which she is in and that she is vulnerable whilst she is alone upstairs. 

Diagetic sounds: The man is following Aurora's moves as she travels around the house by using a pencil and a piece of paper. The noise of the pencil increases in order to build up and create tension. The radio sound starts to get louder, the lights start to flicker and the TV's suddenly go off. 

The Orphanage: Regression Scene link