Cinematography

• extreme close up of her eye
• face close up in the fog – high key low contrast – lost herself
• close up during the cross fade of Laura
• Light shines on the mirror – back lit and low key. You see her silhouette and obscured face  then she steps closer to the mirror and her face lights up – moving into the light/finding herself/change in identity/analysing herself/comparing herself to the man

Mise en Scene

• See the alien form
• Laura is facing the other way to the alien in the cross fade suggesting her change of direction/path in life
• Clothes on the floor
• Fly on the window – point of view shot – flies individualistic unlike the ant at the beginning, she’s evolving from what she was/she compares the fly to Adam’s character and how he’s trapped somewhere he doesn’t want to be/representation of her trying o get out and wanting to be free. Feels empathy for people who are vulnerable now.
• See the cyclists face
• Mist wave – lighter and more colourful than the nature in the opening suggesting her change of heart/contrasts to the drowning scene as the wave isn’t an actual wave symbolising no one else will get hurt/the shot looks stunning/sublime (red/brown grass etc)
• Light spark in her eye – the door/window and could represent her change of heart (‘eyes are the window to the soul’)
• The camera remains in the van after she has left and walked/ran out of shot – she’s left her position and her old ways/life
• Fog – she’s lost literally but could represent morally as well/white suggests  clean slate
• The man has to walk from what looks like country side back to civilisation (town)

Editing

• Parallel action of Laura, the man and the motorcyclist
• Cross fade alien to Laura where Laura is looking in a different direction to the alien suggesting she has a changed/new path in life/she has changed her morals/shift in identity etc or maybe she’s looking inside herself or it shows that she is becoming human/she feels she’s becoming humane
• Editing pace is slowed down during the mirror scene
• Long duration shot – the mirror

Performance

• Examining her face in the mirror and moves towards mirror – examining her eye/comparing herself to the man/examining who she is as a person and is the pivotal turning point in her character where she begins to feel empathy. Pivotal moment for her identity. Epiphany.
• The man looks around and speaks – not just interested in having sex with her. He is the person who shows her not all humans just want sex and sparks her change of heart
• Laura leaving the van shows her leaving her life/her job
• Laura walks out of shot when she leaves the van – left her position and identity shift (proxemics)
• Laura runs into the van awkwardly (proxemics)
• Laura drives fast
• Laura looks panicked
• An old woman see’s the motorcyclist put the man in the trunk of a car and he looks at her – she does nothing – shows that not all humans feel humanity
• Only blinks once during the long duration shot when she’s looking in the mirror
• Stands very close to the mirror unlike humans normally do
• The man walks back to civilisation from the country side to the town
• Motorcyclist is fast and vicious/aggressive/concentrated/emotionless

Sound

• Her Laura’s voice when we see the long shot of the alien (sound bridge?)
• non-diegetic eerie noise follows her footsteps – ritualistic and builds tension – hunting musics (luring men/rape etc)
• hear motorcyclist when it’s not seen
• drumming like eerie sound when motorcyclist is catching the man and eerie noises – heartbeat/anxiety/anger
• humming sound
• lack of sound (not silent) during the mirror scene

Narrative

• Binary opposition – dark and light and white and black
• mirror moment – shift in identity/;pivotal moment. Cross fade is also shows a change in identity
• Luring scene replays over and over throughout the movie – reinforces it and creates meaning
• Parallel action – Laura, the man and the motorcyclist

Ideology

• Feminism – objectification of Laura is stopped in this scene?

Context (?)

• Ricard Wilson’s 20:50 artwork