1. Let the right one in
This film is a horror which portrays the life of a woman trapped inside a younger’s body as the life of
a vampire. The story follows the relationship which builds between her and ‘Eli’ a young boy
struggling through life. The representation of … shows her to be vulnerable much like a child as she
kills on instinct by nature and not with an intent to purposely harm innocent people. The
screenshots below display many different points during the film which play a significant role in the
understanding of the plot form and structure of the piece as a whole.
Trees suggest the setting to
be isolated.
Suspiciously
crawling into
background
suggests guilt.
Pure white dog shows
innocence as contrast to man
hanging. Dog, known to be a
‘loyal companion’. Sheer
brutality shown by hanging as
The beginning scene is mysterious and shocking dog watches its owner.
with a man hanging upside down from a tree, White snow makes
his blood dripping into a can. This is an instant signs easier to see Dark background and setting
signifier to a vampire film as conventions tell us e.g. red blood on signifies night time.
that vampires must drink blood to survive. the white snow is
clear to see in the
LONG SHOT WE SEE ALL ASPECTS TO ALLOW
darkness.
AUDIENCE ANALYSIS OF THE SCENE.
Council owned houses
signified by their similarity
and worn down look. Girl stands higher than boy at their first meeting to
Signifies class. show her higher authority status. We learn later
Dark background that this may be related to ‘age and the authority
and setting she holds for this reason.
signifies night
time.
Horror convention
Girl stands on a climbing
to add suspense.
frame, an object related to
her age range therefore
LONG OVER THE makes the scene more
SHOULDER SHOT realistic in their meeting.
ALLOWS US TO SEE
FROM ELI’S
PERSOPECTIVE YET Snow suggests the
Blonde hair suggests
ALSO SEE THE hanging of the man has
innocence and his hair
STORY FROM AN not taken place long ago.
cut signifies the time this
AUDIENCE VIEW I.E.
film was set, possibly 70s.
THE BIGGER
PICTURE.

2. The climbing frame
Notice she is wearing
is still present in
little clothing in the
their first meeting
cold conditions yet
to further represent
he is wrapped up in a
‘age’.
coat and scarf.
Insight into her
Estate vampire character
buildings in
C and therefore does
background not feel the cold.
to reinforce
status.
Notice Eli is more colourful than her Drab clothing suggestion of poor
and the surroundings displaying him to status, bland and dreary clothing
be the protagonist as we are drawn to blends with the background and
him more than others in shot. could indicate the need to blend
in; she is in hiding.
MEDIUM SHOT CREATES THE
FOCUS AROUND THE
PROTAGONIST YET ALLOWS US TO
SEE THE SETTING.
Eli blurred out in
background to Blood a link to her
show his form of a vampire is
presence but made. Subsequently
our attention is a horror convention.
drawn to the
girl.
Red eyes to further signify her
as a vampire. Looking down
Hazy and away from Eli suggesting
background she is ashamed. Does not fit
signifying the with convention of horror as
mysterious she is sad about her form
adventure Eli is killing only on impulsive
embarking upon
instinct and for survival.
and the large
secret being Pale skin, signifier of her being a vampire and helps to
kept from him. highlight the dark red blood on her face.
MEDIUM SHOT OF VAMPIRE LETS US SEE HER AS
THE FOCUS AND HER EXPRESSION, YET WE SEE ELI
IN THE BACKGROUND CREATING SUSPENSE AS HE
IS SO CLOSE TO REALISING THE TRUTH ABOUT
HER.

3. Bloody hand, blood being a horror Blurred background
convention signifying death yet hands to keep our eyes on
CONTRADICTORY
Coloured jumper touching shows a loving motion. the central hands.
SHOT
once again
reference to era; Watch on Eli’s arm
possibly 70’s. signifies the character as
he wears this throughout.
Snow on the ground
representing no large time Eli’s hand pure white
change and helps the showing that he is the
Irony of the pure white snow; purity related to
characters to be seen clearer. sense of hope to the
innocence and the blood on her hand. This same
vampire.
symbolism shown by her hand and his; innocent
child’s hand and one covered in blood.
CLOSE UP TO REFLECT THEIR CLOSE CONNECTION THAT HAS NOW
FORMED. ALLOWS US TO SEE THEIR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER AS A
CLOSENESS, YET THE HAND HOLDNG IS APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR AGE.
Evil intensity in Eli’s eyes signify
that he is willing to use the
weapon.
Fact that he is a
child makes the Knife, to be used as
shot more sinister a weapon? This
as a symbol of signifies the horror
innocence has an is reaching a
intention to kill. murderous scene
and/or builds
Tight grip on tension as the
weapon signifies audience wait for
the angry emotions the weapon to be
he is feeling. used.
MEDIUM SHOT Setting is a dreary
CREATES THE room, possibly and
FOCUS AROUND Warm clothing add abandoned building
THE PROTAGONIST to the eerie feel of implied by the
YET ALLOWS US TO the shot as they pipes and brick
SEE THE SETTING. suggest he is in a wall.
cold place.