The film generally used instrumental music. It was low and eerie sounding, and quickened in pace when something was about to happen.
How are locations like the supermarket or family home and hotel portrayed? And how does the film use lighting to create mood or atmosphere?
They seem like normal locations, however, the music, editing and situations give them a sinister feel. For example, the lighting in the hotel and supermarket. There is not much lighting in the hotel room when the main character, Sy, is supposedly taking photographs, this emphasises the eerie atmosphere. The lights in the supermarket create also create an eerie feel, especially the lights in the car park - these are dim, yellow street lights.
What props or objects become an important part of the plot?
Photographs and cameras are a big part of the film, and in some parts of it Sy's face is obscured by a camera, mirror or magnifying glass. This could mean that sight is a large part. Also, photographs become sinister, as Sy has an entire wall in his home covered in photographs from one family, this adds a strange and sinister feel. Also, when Sy finds out about the man of the family cheating on his wife, he then scratches out his face in every single photograph he is featured in on Sy's wall. This creates a sort of obsessive, insane characteristic to Sy's personality.
Describe Robin Williams' character, Sy, in this film.
Sy seems a lonely, isolated character, who needs something in his life, this is why he latches on to one family, and tries to include himself within them, for example, saying he 'almost felt like Uncle Sy', and imaging himself making himself at home in their house.
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