The fall of the house of Usher Document 5B – Roderick’s Death

« Document 5B – Roderick’s Death Ideas for a film adaptation: Actions Madeline comes back to life —> R talking to the camera to us / breaking the 4th wall Roderick’s death The house collapses Types of shot Beginning of the monogue : long shot Camera Angles Eye-level shot End : close up = emphasize the emotions Extreme close-up on the heart A long shot : seeing all the action A long shot = we see the house collapsing Zooming in on the fissure Setting Props In a bedroom with fissures on the ground Make up : he looks almost dead An old room, wood boards, wooden floor Low-angle shot : Madeline = make her more imposing Bird’s eye view = R is dead = his soul is leaving his body Eye-level shot The bedroom Out of the house Colours Dark and dull colours A beating heart Old antiques : a rocking chair, a dirty mirror, almost broken // // A house / dead trees Dark and dull colours Fake rocks.... »