In 'The Sixth Sense' sound is used to create many meanings. One technique that creates meaning is a sting when the words 'The Sixth Sense' appear. The meaning that this creates is frightening towards the audience and to create a relation to the fact that the title is meant to be scary. This shows this to the audience because the connotations of high pitched fast violin noises is danger and scary goings on and creates a mystery as to what is going to happen next. Other sounds that creates meaning is when the woman is standing holding her bottle of wine and you hear hyperbolic creeks and cracks from behind her creating a meaning of anxiety and mystery and fear due to us and the woman not knowing where the noises are coming from. this meaning is created because the typical connotations of creeks is that someone or something is sneaking around in the shadows of where they shouldn't be. This also creates the mystery because it makes the audience ask, why are they there and how did they get there?
Cinematography
In 'The Sixth Sense' cinematography is used to create many meanings. One camera shot which is used that creates meaning is at the beginning when it is an extreme close up of an old light bulb turning on. The meanings that this creates is that of confusion and fear because after it is on, it shows details on the bulb to suggest it is old and in an old part of the house. This meaning is created because it is showing a very minute part of the room and showing detail on that bulb to suggest what the rest of the room will look like. and the connotations of the oldness which is shown on the bulb suggests that it is in a neglected part of the house which people don't like going into, this also creates the meaning of scared and they should be scared on the audience because places that people don't want to go into are usually scary and this is shown by the close up on the bulb because it also looks dusty.
Mise en scene
In 'The Sixth Sense' mise en scene is used to create many meanings. One technique that creates meaning is the use of low key lighting when the woman is walking down into the wine cellar. This creates meaning of fear and anxiety in the audience because very dark shadows are created. This creates this meaning because the connotations of shadows are that there is something there in them but we can't see. and shadows create darkness and as humans when we see darkness we think our vision has been cut off so we get scared because we cant see what is there and if anything is there. This also gives the audience anxiety and makes the audience feel sorry for the woman because she is going into this dark and creepy place unaware of what could be in there. Also coupling with this is the woman's costume which is a long dress and high heels. This also makes the audience feel sorry for the woman because if something were to come out and chase her, high heels are very hard to run in so the woman would be caught much easier, same thing with a long dress as well.
Editing
In 'The Sixth Sense' Editing is used to create many meanings. One piece of editing that creates meaning is the fading in and out of the serif font titles. Doing this creates meanings of mystery and suspense. This creates this meaning because the serif font makes it look important and old, plus the fading in and out goes with the soundtrack which then together they create a meaning of mystery and suspense because it makes the audience ask what is going to happen next and what is going to scare me in this film? Which makes the audience look forward to see if they can find out what the creature is in this film, also it creates the mystery because it the darkness in the background means they can't see anything else which make the audience wonder what is in this darkness.
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