At the start of the film we are looking the doll straight in the eye and instantly we can see that the background of the house is very grey, dull and this colour can be associated with depression, it can be fear but mostly grey is recognised as bad, gloomy and in this case it brings bad vibes.
The lighting surrounds the doll and this gives the audience a clear view of what state it is in, the cracks on its face and in the eye, this gives the doll a very sinister look, it is definitely creepy and in this gloomy room it adds to the horror. The lighting throughout the whole house is all dark and there aren't any lights on anywhere, this does help with creating a sense of fear because people are afraid of the unknown, the dark, this is something as a small child everyone is afraid of and this opening scene really brings back those feelings and emotions.
The house itself is very old and it tells us the year which is 1968 but without looking at that we can understand it is old because through the opening scene we get a good idea of what the furniture looks like, the colours are very bland and all the same, there is no variety on the colours because there isn't anything bright which stands out so this adds to making the house look gloomy and dark, this makes me believe that elderly people live here.
The body language on the characters are all different but are the same in a sense, the man has his fingers interlocked and is looking down throughout the whole of this scene, this shows that he is afraid and he fears this doll because he is avoiding any eye contact with this haunted doll, the women are more open about the situation and they are willing to talk, also they aren't keeping to them self so they aren't as nervous as the other guy, they are also using hand gestures to show they aren't as scared but every time they look at the doll it goes silent. The silence conveys fear between all of the characters.
Please add some images to illustrate this work, otherwise it just appears like a half effort.
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