Narrative/visual pleasures (C1)

• Mise en scene...
• Retro styled models on an interior set --> gives film sense of homage to pre-CGI films of science fiction 
• Retro styling of Gerty’s smiley/sad face --> commentary on the inability to make machines human and vice versa   
• Editing ...
• Editing of Sam 1 and Sam 2 scenes is seamless but difficult for Rockwell and the crew – combination of split screen, body doubles and visual effects created realistic effect  
• Onscreen text – narrative exposition 
• Sound ...
• Clint Mansell’s score creates atmosphere – paranoid, claustrophobic feel 
• Final shots are accompanied by an upbeat score --> mirrors euphoria of Sam’s escape  
• Audio tropes associated with sci-fi genre frequently used – alarm klaxons, airlocks opening and closing, electronic doors sliding  
• Cinematography ...
• Lighting is high key to emphasise clinical environment  
• Claustraphobic framing --> adds to the sense of Sam’s literal and metaphorical imprisonment