Mise-en-scene
- Set in a prison with few props and a very bare cell - bed and desk is all that can be seen
- Dull costume - dark coloured uniform - emphasises the setting of a prison type of place
- Men seem unclean/dirty and bruised - shows nature of place it is set - dangerous
Sound
- Foreign language spoken at beginning - changes to English between two men in cell
- Eerie diegetic sounds throughout - creaking floorboard and wind - sets a creepy and mysterious tone making the audience on edge
- Non-diegetic music comes in - builds as the characters emotions build - adds eerie tone showing the mystery of what will happen
- Music continues getting louder until prisoner is caught after trying to escape - suddenly slows down dramatically and gets quieter
- Goes back to foreign language at end as the man tells guards to send the next man in
Lighting
- Lighter outside cell but darker inside, this can be seen from window - shows the idea of being trapped in there
- Low key lighting - dark and dull
- shadowing is used to create suspense with audience and they mystery of what the man is doing with the match boxes
Camera Shots
- Medium/medium close up shots used when the men are in conversation
- Zoom in on man's face when dramatic point occurs emphasising his shocked expression
- Bird's eye view shot of drawer the man is putting the match box in as the audience are shown many other match boxes highlighting that this happens a lot and this adds more mystery because the audience don't know why he does this adding enigma at the end
Narrative
- Story shows a prison that captures people run by a man in the cell
- Confusing concept of space as they appear to be life size but then one man becomes tiny as he climbs out of the box/room
- Man in cell then captures the tiny man in a match box and puts him in a draw along with many other match boxes
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