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Essay / Media techniques in "Harry Potter" - 626
Harry Potter is the story of an orphaned child who attends a wizarding school. The main characters of the story are Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger and Draco Malthoy. The story is aimed at children or young people. At the start of the sequence the lights go out. This creates an evil atmosphere and indicates that something is wrong. The sound of the train stopping suddenly alerts the audience that something is going to happen. There is also a tense or scary atmosphere created by slow music. Different types of shots are also used to change the feelings of the audience. The long shot shows the train stuck in the middle of nowhere. This lonely and gloomy atmosphere shows the audience that the people on the train cannot be helped. Zooming in on the train gives the view that a dementor flying towards it would have. Bad weather and darkness also create an evil and depressing atmosphere. The shaking of the train alerts both the audience and the characters that someone has entered the train and that something bad is going to happen. Like Harry, Ron, Hermione and the Professor...