MISE-EN-SCENE & SOUND (CAVE)A01 | ZMINA HAWTHORNE

Lighting in the cave scene is very dark and poorly lit throughout. This of curse adds to the atmosphere of the cave scenes, although in the scenes leading up to when the crawlers are attacking the girls, the scenes are lit with different colors (red, night vision green and yellow) the lighting splits the girls up and makes it apparent to the viewer who is who by color coding them.

The location for most of the duration of the film in the cave where the most key part of the film happens (the attack of the crawlers and the killing of Sarah’s friends). The idea of the film being set in the cave just adds to the feeling of the characters being alone, and trapped away.

The costumes worn through most of the duration of the film are outdoor and extreme sports clothing which is suitable to the type of film of which The Descent is with it somewhat being a adventure film. All main characters in the film wear basic protective helmets and harnesses for when they are climbing in the cave.

Props used in the film whilst in the cave are torches, lighters and blades which are there to assist them with the caving but are also used to attack the crawlers and when certain members are killed.

SOUND

A lot, if not all sounds in the cave are diegetic and are all sounds that would’ve of been heard in the cave, such as the sounds of the water dripping into the cave, the screams, the sounds of knives and other weapons being used and screams.