TV Drama still analysis

This scene is set at night with low-key lighting. This produces a dark, foreboding atmosphere, which anchors the mystery genre of the show. This results in the audience having high tensions in the following scenes due to the low-key lighting connoting both the unknown and a possible danger. However in contrast to this, the character Locke's face is lit up with harsh lighting from a flaming torch. This conveys to the audience the harsh, intense emotions he would be feeling at that moment, which further helps to create tension in the scene due to empathy being felt by the audience. Also, a mysterious ladder is shown to take up a large proportion of the scene. This has never been seen before previously in the show, therefore this enigma creates interest in the audience as they strive to figure out what the ladder is doing there and where it leads. This then hooks the audience into the scene and further contributes to the tense atmosphere due to the unknown and possible dangerous nature of the place the ladder leads to.