Narrative Task

Clip 3, Sleepy Hollow (00:06:52)

The characters are defined by their actions. Propp would label the characters as Villain, Hero and the Princess.

There is a high angle of the Princess, Katrina, showing her powerlessness. Whereas there is a low angle on the Villain, Lady Van Tassel, this shows her power over the Princess. Low key lighting is used throughout, with brighter lighting used whilst the Princess confronts the Villain. The low key lighting is a convention of a mystery/ horror film. There's a tracking shot used to follow a unknown character on a horse riding through the woods. This character is unknown to the audience and also through the use of miss-en-scene we can tell that this character is a dark and scary character as their clothes are ripped and dark. The clothes also conceal the face of the being creating a mysterious character. The music used in this clip creates suspense and when certain events climax the music heightens. Specifically in this scene when this mysterious character appears and starts riding through the woods the music's pace fastens and  the music get louder creating suspense and unease. The weather in this clip is thundering and lightening (pathetic fallacy) which is a common convention of a mystery genre. Also you can see mist on the ground of the woods and around the windmill (which is the location where the Princess and Villain are) which shows the unknown and which also creates suspense because combined with the weather the audience don't know what is going to happen next.