Coraline: Film Study

Opening Scene

Music - Creepy tone, Mysterious, Intensity, Minor tone, Lyrics made-up language.

Camera shots - Medium Shot, Close-up Shot, Extreme Close-up, Point of view.

Lighting/Colour - Darkness gives it that creepy scene, Shadows which add the creepiness,
Cold light, Horror atmosphere.

The Pink Palace

Music - Gentle, Chanting, Calm, Happy atmosphere, Harmony, Sang by children, made-up language,
a sudden change to music, high tension, Loud Minor tone, fast timbre, higher pitch.

Camera Shots - Close-up, Over the Shoulder, Medium shot, Long (wide) Shot, High angle shot,
Eye-level, Depth, 

Lighting/Colour - Dark, Grey, Dull, Boring, Dreary

Coraline

• Sassy
• Mean
• Curious
• Imaginative
• Moody
• Childlike

Coraline-Costume: Bright Yellow Jacket, Bright clothing, Stands out from the dull setting, stands

out from other people as well and doesn't look like she belongs there, Blue Hair.

Inside the House:

• Dark
• Cold
• Old
• Rusty
• Worn out
• Empty
• Creepy
• Boring
• Untidy

Real Parents: Boring