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'The Master' clip analysis: By Matthew Neale In the clip from the movie 'The Master', the use of low-key lighting in the first scene where the family are having dinner gives a sinister feeling to the conversation in which the family is having at the table. This is because the low-key lighting takes the attention away from the background, making it nothing but black, and focuses fully on the dinner table and the people surrounding it. This attracted my attention to the conversation, making me focus more on what they are saying and with the low-key lighting it made the situation a lot tenser. In addition, diegetic sounds also added to the sinister feeling of this scene. This is because of the pace and sound of the actor’s voice, as if they were intimidated by their father, but also as If there was some urgency in what they were trying to say, like it is something that needed to be dealt with straight away. Also in this scene, there was also a use of chiaroscu

Crimson Peak by Matthew Neale In the clip from Crimson Peak, we can see that there is low-key lighting. The low-key lighting in the clip creates the idea that the film is in the genre Horror. The director would have used this to show the audience that this particular scene is set at night time, the audience could also get this idea because of the fact that the woman in the clip has just woken up suddenly, as if she was in a bad dream. This could also add to the idea that the film is of the Horror genre. Furthermore, in the mise-en-scene, the woman is wearing a long, princess styled nightgown that is full white. This could be to show the audience that the woman is a light in the darkness. I get this idea because of the two contrasting colours black and white, commonly known as light and dark. Because the director has used low-key lighting, it is creating a dark atmosphere in the mise-en-scene, however since the woman is wearing a bright, white dress. It gives the idea that she