The mise en scene

The mise en scene of the film is very reflective of elements of horror which can be seen with the dark lighting in a lot of scenes and the costumes of the mystical creatures like the faun. A great example of mise en scene in the film is the scene with the pale man. The set is that of an eerie room with a table of food. The room shows pictures of the pale man eating children which creates a sense of fear in the viewer without the use of narrative.

Cinematography

The Cinematography of the film utilises a lot of handheld tracking shots to show the characters like Ophelia exploring different areas like when she enters the labyrinth for the first time. Cinematographer Guillermo Navarro makes use of a lot of wide shots to establish the scale of the sets to the audience. We can see this with the wide crabbing shot of the ruins of the labyrinth.

Editing

A frequent use of editing within the film is cross cutting between different narratives to show what events are happening at the same time. This editing is used to merge the two narratives together between Ophelia and the soldiers. An example of this is in the scene where the soldiers are riding out into the forest on horseback whereas Ophelia is traveling slowly by foot. This impacts the audience as it allows them to focus on two different narratives as the film stays at the same pace.