- Open with wide (and then close-up) shots of little girl in forest - a touch of 'little red riding hood'. Foreshadows something bad happening
- Very very smooth movement throughout
- Closes with the shot of a key turning in a door - symbolic
Mise-en-Scene
- Dust blowing through forest in opening shot is quite creepy
- Girl's hair is plaited in a very childish way, showing her innocence and purity
- Girl is picking mushrooms - foreshadowing his death by poisonous mushroom later in the film
- Very soft lighting and largely warm but dim shots throughout show comfort of the house
Editing
- Begin with very slow editing
- Cut to black and fade back in after finding man foreshadows how he will change their lives
- After the peripeteia the editing speed becomes much faster, helped by the start of the inter titles
- Ends in the traditional trailer style of title and then release date
Sound
- Soundtrack begins with little girl's voice, singing. This is very eerie when matched with the dust blowing through the forest. Enhanced footsteps and diegetic sound make the audience think something is about to happen.
- Speech is very soft and kind until the peripeteia - they are welcoming
- After the peripeteia the music becomes very dramatic and there is less and less dialogue
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