This paper is an analysis of a shot from the Movie Re-Animator. Based on the book by H.P. Lovecraft I,t captures the macabre vision of Lovecraft’s tale of a mad scientist who brings the dead to life by “re-animating” them with a serum. The film, directed by Stuart Gordon, is a cult classic. Gordon’s utilization of a number of strategic filming elements gives the movie a distinct style. His careful selection of mis en scene, camera angles, lighting, framing, and cinematography capture the lunatic madness of the brilliant mind of Herbert West who becomes demented in his pursuit of medical notoriety.
This paper is an analysis of a shot from the Movie Re-Animator. Based on the book by H.P. Lovecraft I,t captures the macabre vision of Lovecraft’s tale of a mad scientist who brings the dead to life by “re-animating” them with a serum. The film, directed by Stuart Gordon, is a cult classic. Gordon’s utilization of a number of strategic filming elements gives the movie a distinct style. His careful selection of mis en scene, camera angles, lighting, framing, and cinematography capture the lunatic madness of the brilliant mind of Herbert West who becomes demented in his pursuit of medical notoriety.