The mise-en-scène in both scenes showing ‘the bride’ when she is buried alive is very different. The costume she is wearing is the same as one scene is meant to follow straight into the other however you can see it better in the second scene as there is a change in lighting. In scene one, the lighting is dark and gloomy foreshadowing the event taking place of ‘the bride’ being buried alive. As she gets into the coffin and the top begins to close the light starts getting darker and darker to signify her lack of hope and impending death. However in scene two, the lighting starts to glow more and gets brighter which connotes her new found strength and hope as escape is in sight. The light shining on her body from the torch makes her look heroic as she uses it to try and escape. The acting by the women who plays ‘the bride’ presents the emotions of the character very well. In scene one , her facial expressions are depict her fear and how petrified she is as her eyes are very wide making her looked shocked as well as very vulnerable. There is also sweat on her face which usually symbolises being scared. However in scene 2, the woman begins to smile more and becomes more concentrated as her eyes focus on the place of the box where she will break her way out to escape. This adds to the sense of hope and freedom. The props used in both scenes are similar as in both ‘the bride’ is in a coffin with a torch however it’s only in scene 2 when she uses the torch properly as she shines it on her feet so she can see to try and get them untied and then get a knife out of her boot to cut the rope on her hands with. The knife is symbolic of danger however also hope as it signifies the one item she with her whilst she is trapped that is going to help save her. There is not much make-up used in the two scenes however in the second scene we see blood on her shirt and as she breaks out of the coffin which connotes she will do anything to escape even if that means hurting herself in the process. The setting is in an isolated, remote area which can be identified from the buzzing noise of the crickets heard in scene 1 however as the girl is dragged away and then put in the coffin we don’t know where she was buried which adds a sense of mystery to the end of scene 1 and beginning of scene 2. We only see that she was in a grave yard when she climbs out of the grave and escapes.
Sound is also used differently in both scenes to represent ‘the bride’ in different ways. In scene 1, the most sound heard was the quick panting of the woman which mimicked her heart beat and signified how petrified she was of what was about to happen to her. It also created suspense and terrors as well as it made the audience empathise with her. The non-diegetic slow, sad and sympathetic non-diagetic sound used when ‘the bride’ is put into the coffin and you see a close-up shot of her eyes. This further makes the audience empathise with her and makes them also feel the torture she is being put through. The synchronous diegetic sound of the hammering of the nails and the car driving away signifies her lack of hope and impending death. The hammering of the nails is also enhanced to make it more fearful. You can hear the fear as well as seeing it. The crash of the dirt on top of the coffin and the load groan the girl makes every time in happens in scene 1 also creates fear.
In scene 2, the non-diegetic sound is more up-beat and gets louder and faster the closer ‘the bride’ is to escaping. It signifies her power and strength being restored and her adrenaline as she fights her way out of the coffin. The drum beats are symbolic of her heart beat slowing down and becoming calmer as she concentrates to try and escape. The non-diagetic sound stops as her heard reaches out of the grave showing she is free and heroic.
Although most of the camera shots used in both scenes are quite similar, they are used to represent the character in different ways. In scene 1, the low angle shot used looking up at the man who standing above ‘the bride’ makes her look weak and powerless. There are a lot of close-up shots on her eyes and the nails going into the box which is representative of her fear and panic as everything closes in on her and becomes claustrophobic. There is also a medium shot of the side of ‘the bride’s’ body when she is lying in the coffin to also try and show how small and cramped the space is that she is in. In scene 2, there are again many close-up shots of her eyes however they are now used to show her determination and concentration as she tries to escape. The camera also pans across her body making the space suddenly seem a lot bigger as escape is now in sight rather than death. A low-angle is used looking up at her face from her feet as almost if she is standing up which makes her look more powerful and heroic. Lastly, a crane-shot looks over the grave she was put in and then zooms in quickly on her hand as it reaches out the ground signifying her final escape and her heroism.
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