Kill Bill escape scene

"Kill Bill" Deconstruction

The film "Kill Bill" directed by Quentin Tarantino includes a scene where the main protagonist is trapped in a coffin; literally "buried alive". It brilliantly mirrors our idea for a horror film by exploring feelings of claustrophobia and entrapment.
The the major source of light is emitted from the use of a torch. The lack of lighting adds another scare factor, and hones in on another common fear; a fear of the dark. It further casts dramatic shadows, which illuminate the protagonist's face, exaggerating emotion and creating a tense atmosphere. However, from examining the clip there seems to be another light used to balance out some of the shadow so the audience can properly view the enclosed space. But this light is used discreetly to not detract from the realistic use of torch light.
The camera angles used in this scene have significant importance. Tarantino cleverly uses the same technique used in theatre; the fourth wall. The fourth wall is the imaginary "wall" at the front of the stage in a traditional three-walled box set in a theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play. Other camera angles are deployed to portray the small enclosure of the coffin, such as a shot above showing the protagonist's expression.

The "Fourth wall" (The Glass Menagerie)

The sound used in the clip is a mixture of diegetic and non-diegetic. The non-diegetic music reflects the determination of the protagonist's escape, however we will most likely have more diegetic sound in our teaser trailer to mirror the horror of the situation.

 The character in "Kill Bill", Uma Thurman or "the bride", is a strong and violent character bent on revenge, subverting typical conventions of a brave, but innocent hero. Her character is particularly interesting because although she is brutal, the audience still sympathise with her, and are undoubtedly on her side. This idea reflects a relatively current theme in horror; violence begets violence, which examines human nature at its worse, mirroring the pitfalls of war and how morality is not clean cut.