Mise en scene: mise en scene is used here in both lighting and set design. The combination of royal, holy appearing room, along with the golden war, lighting gives a grand luxurious feeling to the scene portraying how Ophelia has achieved a higher level when compared to the dark and gritty mise en scene of the normal world.

Cinematography: Camera movements, specifically dolly shots are used frequently throughout the film, and example being the chase from the pale man using a fast dolly cam with hand held camera movements to give a sense of action and high tension.

Sound: Many orchestra style motifs are used within the film connecting to the magic realism of the film with more ambitious music which ties well to the fantasy genre of the film.