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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER

Title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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Introduction

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER

Buffy the vampire slayer an American series created by Joss Whedon, is based on a vampire
slayers theme. The slayers are meant to battle out the vampire demons and other evils of
darkness and slay them.
Aesthetic qualities
The director symbolizes the Gentlemen who act as vampires to be evil from the
first interaction of the scenes. The attributes he uses are pale wrinkled faces, red and bloody eyes,
black stained teeth and creepy hand movements.
When the script begins there is a diegetic sound from a girl who sings a cryptic rhyme
about people who need seven items not mentioning what is to be taken by unknown people. This
is a preparation of the audience to what is about to happen in the episode where their voices will
be taken from them.
There are none diegetic sounds that run in the background when the man in black suit
opens the wooden small box to open and take away the voices of the people of the town. This is
meant to scare the viewers as they watch the episode.
mise en scne is observed in the scene where Buffy is daydreaming in class when she
observes a little girl who is holding a small wooden box that the gentlemen use to steal away the
peoples voices. The camera focuses on the little girl on the empty hall way in order for the
audience to concentrate on the singing girl in the scene.
The hand movements that the Gentleman makes when opening the wooden box are an example
of mise en scne that does not contribute to the horror aesthetic. The diegetic sound made by
vampire as he empties blood from a mug taken from the refrigerator also does not contribute to
the horror aesthetic. The non-diegetic sound made when a discovery is made by the teacher that

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER

the book Fairy Tales had all the information concerning the gentlemen does not also add the
horror anesthetic in the episode.
Conclusion
From the above episode, it is well seen that the different anesthetic settings are what makes up an
interesting script. However the shifts and changes in the scenes and moods are left at the
discretion of the viewer.