Media Language: Mise-en-scene

 Choose THREE aspects of mise-en-scene (e.g. costume, lighting and setting) and write a short paragraph for each about the denotation and connotation and what is communicated to the audience.

For example: 

Costume: The character at the start is wearing a white lab coat. This suggests to the audience...

Lighting: 

During the start of the clip we see the lighting as really dim and brighter in the elevator, maybe because the story is trying to paint his only way out of the building positively. But when the scientist looks up and sees the monster above him, the light flickers and inevitably breaks plunging him into darkness. I'd say this symbolises how the last of his hope of escape has been extinguished and the fact light usually symbolises life, we could assume the darkness implies the monster got him and he's dead.

Setting:

 

At the beginning of the clip the show starts with a sterile lab environment where every corridor looks the exact same. We could infer that this could symbolise how no matter what course of action he takes to avoid the monster chasing him, it won't matter ; the same thing will happen in the end. 

Actor placement/movement/expression:

Initially, the actor is running with a panicked expression. I feel like it's fairly obvious to assume he's running from something and since he's wearing a lab coat (as mentioned in the example) it wouldn't be far-fetched to assume he's running from some sort of experiment gone wrong. Especially since there are alarms blaring in the distance. When the scientist reaches the elevator, he calms down as the door closes, probably thinking he might be safe from whatever/whoever was chasing him and when he looks up, fear spread across his face. The audience can infer after the lights go out and he screams he is most likely getting eaten or taken by the monster.