Holy Orders

Mise-en-scene	Editing	Sound	Camera
Costume- Priest clothing Location- Church Lighting- Dark, creates shadows Props- Bible, ring, crucifix		Choir music, church based. (Popular in horror movies) Sound effects of killing

How is religion represented in Holy Orders?

Mise-en-scene is a crucial part of how religion is represented in Holy Orders. Many aspect of mise-en-scene have been considered throughout the filming. The setting in the opening shot is the church. The pathetic fallacy of a gloomy and grim day adds to the atmosphere. The next shot is of a crow, the symbol of bad omen or sometimes death, perched on a gravestone. All of these movie features create a dark and mysterious impression of the church. The lighting of the setting is dark, creating shadows. This again, makes a gloomy and cryptic representation of religion. However, A costume such as the priest uniform is used to imply that the character is a member of the church. The character also puts on a ring at the beginning and picks up the props of a bible and crucifix. These props also indicate that the character is a priest. As the audience, we see this character as innocent as he is the victim and as he is in uniform, we see religion as being good and the object of attack.

There are only 2 types of sound used in Holy Orders: music and sound effects. The music that is used throughout the film is a choral piece that is a minor composition. Choral music is often featured in horror films, so the music is almost foreshadowing the events, which will occur later, that the film will be tense and scary. This gives a negative representation of religion.  The sound effects of someone being killed is a feature of the sound used. There is no dialogue but just the noise of someone being restricted of making noise. This disturbing sound again makes a bad representation of religion, because killing is happening in a religious location.

The camera angles of Holy Orders vary. There are establishing shots to assert the location, which is a dull and lifeless church.