Mise-En-Scene of horror films - Georgia Serrecchia

Mise-En-Scene of horror films:

These photo's from the film 'Annabelle' and the 'Conjuring' show my inspiration for the mise-en-scene that I have created. They show a scary doll that is a common convention of horror films as the doll normally become possessed of possesses the main character.








Below are some photo's of what I have created which is a doll with pins in it and it's hair has been set alight. There is also crosses drawn on the dolls' body which symbolises death.
This fits into the theme of horror because the doll looks quite possessed and psychotic.

The photo on the right shows a box of matches which I used to light up the dolls' hair with. The photo on the left is the doll that i used.













This photo on the left shows the doll with pins in it and crosses over the face and body, the one on the right shows the same doll whilst we are lighting it's hair.

These two photos show me burning the dolls hair whilst she has crosses drawn over her and pins in her body. This creates a good effect because it creates black marks on her face and leaves her hair ratty and burnt.






These two photos show the doll after she's been burnt. It shows her marks on her face and black dust/ash in her hair which can fit the theme of horror because it gives the audience the impression that something bad has happened and it gives off a horrific effect.
                                                                   






What went well?

Whilst producing these dolls, it was very easy to make the dolls appear scary and like they're from a horror film, also it was very simple to draw on the stitches etc, and the doll did appear to look like something from a horror movie.

What would i do differently?

If I did this mise-en-scene task again I would get a different doll that was bigger, preferably like a china one as they are more commonly used in a supernatural horror film. Also, the hair of the doll was really hard to set alight and therefore we could've used a different doll in order to make this appear more realistic.

Why is this effective?

This is effective because the burning of the dolls hair creating black ash in her hair on her skin gives the audience the impression that something has happened to it which is unpleasant, it comes across as quite eerie and the pins stuck in make it fit in more with the genre. It's also effective because it conforms to the representations of the genre, due to most supernatural/psychological horror films involving a doll that is either becoming possessed or possessing someone.