'The Uninvited Guest' Opening Deconstruction

Point 1: Showing the house

Camera Angles/Shots/Movements:
Over the shoulder shot telling us that someone is watching the house.
Camera zooming towards the house afterwards and moves upwards as we go up the stairs suggesting that this is the actual movement of a person and someone is walking up to the house.
Close up of the door builds suspense as it follows a very slow approach towards the door so you expect something bad is going to happen.

Editing: 
No editing in this shot only a smooth continuous shot which gives a more realistic feel to the scene and creates tension as it is slow and drawn out.

Lighting: 
Dim lighting, nearing night time which is a convention of horror as darkness could signify isolation (because everyone is asleep in their houses, there is no one out and about at that time, and it is also when you sleep which is your most vulnerable)
Shadow of a hand on the door supporting the camera movement, telling us that we are following a person's steps to the front of the house, it creates tension as it is dark which could be evil and it is mysterious as we don't know whose hand it is.

Mise En Scene: 
Overall this scene creates tension and gives the idea that the person in the house is being watched and monitored, also that the person watching isn't a good person and they aren't wanted (which links into the title of the film)

Point 2: Following the stranger's path on the map

Camera Angles/Shots/Movements: 

Close up of his face as he hears the noise and turns around, a reaction shot to someone coming into his home and you can relate with him as he seems rather paranoid and scared. Movement shots around the map and around the house, once again following someone's path (point of view shot) to show that someone is in the house. Close ups on his face and a shot of both their shoes in the same room with him hiding behind the door. This tells us that he is already a very paranoid person as to begin with he has a method (which is looking into the reflection of the frame) if anyone breaks in, and he was 'following' the person's movements around the house by looking at the map.


Editing: 
Cross cutting is used in this scene to build suspense as the man watches the map and the movement the camera makes on the map is where the person in his house is moving this draws to our attention the fact that there is someone in his house that is not meant to be there and he is unaware of who it is.


Lighting:
Rather dim scene, he turns off the lights at one point when the intruder is nearing the study telling us he doesn't want the intruder to know he is there and he wants the place to look empty as light suggests life and that someone is there, and darkness creates tension as you cannot see properly and it makes the scene rather eerie.

Mise En Scene: 
Overall this scene is telling us that the main character is very suspicious and that he probably lives alone as having someone in his house is a mystery to him as he is hiding from them, also that he is rather scared of intruders. It creates tension and suspense for the audience and makes them want to watch on to find out what happens to the man. We can only see the shoe of the intruder giving them a sense of mystery and making us wonder who they are.

Point 3: Turning on the light & conversation with the ex girlfriend 

Camera Angles/Shots/Movements: 
Medium shot of the two (two shot of them having a conversation)
Over the shoulder shot of the woman holding the keys to the house.
Close up of their heads at an uncomfortable intimate proxemics that was once comfortable for them but is no longer. Close up shot of the woman looking through the boxes, (she is in focus) and the man standing up behind her (who is out of focus) during this part she is the dominant in the shot as she is forcing her presence on him as she wants to find something, also it is evident that he wants to get back together and he misses her company. But she is being cold and acting indifferent towards him.

Editing: 
A few eye line matches are used throughout this as it goes from an over the shoulder shot of the woman to an over the shoulder shot of the man to tell us they are looking at each other.

Lighting: 
At the start of this scene the lights are turned on which give the scene a whole different atmosphere and compared to the previous scene the audience is much more at ease now then before and they feel more comfortable watching this (and also safer) it is still dark outside but inside it is brighter which could suggest how his life is brighter with her in it.

Mise En Scene: 
The life line for the man is introduced as the scene here is very bright so it tells us that she is help for him and he needs her. We feel safe with her therefore we feel a connection with her and we want her to survive and always be there so she can keep him safe, also we know that the man (Felix) likes her and wants to keep her safe as well but is depending on her.


Point 4: Attic scene. 

Camera Angles/Shots/Movements: 
In the first screen shot he is at the bottom of the shot which suggests that he is all alone without her and he is isolated or pushed out of her life as he is being pushed out of the shot. He is looking to where the sound is coming from which is where she is to show that he wants to be back into her life and he doesn't want to be excluded any more.
In the next screen shot she is in focus and he is in the background which tells us again that he is just looking into her life but he wishes to be involved in her life and she is perfectly fine getting on with her life without him. It also tells us that she is the main focus for him and the main reason he is living so not being with her is proving hard for him. This also tells us that she has more power over him as she isn't as needy as him or perhaps doesn't show it as much as he does. Finally there is an overhead shot in the next clip which is him putting the key away, this is effective as you don't realise why there is an over head shot until he puts the key there. This also tells us that he is paranoid as he is hiding the key to the attic and he is also not leaving it open but locking it. The overhead shot gives us an idea of vulnerability which foreshadows the future events.

Editing: 
A few cross cutting shots were used to show how interconnected their lives were or perhaps how intertwined his life was to hers but not hers to his.

Lighting:
The lighting in the attic scene is very dark which foreshadows the future events that will happen within the attic and makes it an eerie place especially when he is left alone in there. Once again darkness is used to create a sense of fear and tension for the audience so they see the attic as a scary place where something bad is going to happen inside it. When he is looking at her she is in full light which tells us she is an important person in his life and he is half in shadow telling us that she has half given up on him and he isn't very important in her life, or that he is always in the back ground of her life watching her.

Mise En Scene: 
This scene tells us that Felix misses his ex probably more than she misses him or shows, it also gives a sense of foreshadowing to the attic as it is dark and unwelcoming telling us that maybe something bad will happen there in the future, and the fact that he is very paranoid could also link to the foreshadowing of bad events.