Attic Panic- Short Horror Movie Analysis

The movie opens with a shot of a woman perhaps at work locking up, When leaving she realises the door is locked and she is stuck. This foreshadows to the audience that something bad will happen and she will be the victim. The diegetic sound of the bulb twitching is further shown with a close-up of the bulb going out and smashing. This creates fear and panic in the audience. Low-key lighting is used and this is conventional as it creates as a suspenseful atmosphere. Then a white ghostly figure which is the antagonist is shown getting closer and closer. Non-diegetic music is used for the jump scares.

Eerie, deep music builds up as the antagonist gets closer and the women lock her self away in effort to save herself. As the ghost appears in front of her the music stops and a silhouette of a hand is shown through the white cloth. As she tries to uncover the spirit the non-diegetic music builds up and so does the tension. Another bulb smashes and a jump-cut is used when the antagonist appears behind the woman and then cuts to a blank screen suggesting something has happened to the woman.