Textual analysis- The Body

The Body is a Spanish film that's spoken in Spanish. Whilst the titles are still rolling, you hear a bird call. Bird calls can be quite eery and this could signify something bad is soon to happen. The bird call is diegetic. The bird call then draws closer which suggests that the audience is cooer to the action and we are closer to something happening. The fact that in the open stages all we hear are bird calls and cricket chirps show how quiet the setting is. It's quiet and there's low-key lighting which sets a spooky scene. This means that we are ready for something bad to happen. The third element of diegetic sound is footsteps. this indicate stat someone is coming. We now have the impression that something bad is to happen as well as the fact that someone is walking along. This suggests that this person is either going to do something bad or have something bad happen to them. The mis-en-scene shows a desperate man panting and running through the dark equipped with a torch. This is mysterious and means that he is possibly at risk. He is wearing a suit and running through a dark forest. I think this could mean that someone is after him and possibly for his money as his clothes suggest he could be rich. We then hear a car horn blast as two headlights sway from left to right. The man runs into the road and collides with an incoming car. This could be the bad thing we were anticipating. The scene to follow this is silent and is late in the night as a man, who we later find out to be a police officer, answers his phone. The mis-on-scene reveals his occupation as we see a close up shot of his badge.