The use of mise-en-scene in the first shot has dark, red lighting, representing the presence of evil. We also see the rule of three, there's bed's on the left and right side but a small character in the red light underneath an exit sign also emphasizing that through the use of mise-en scene there is going to be a horror element, enforcing the genre. The use of the child crying is also a common convention as it subverts to the stereotypical idea that a child is meant to bring innocents but really it also signifies evil.
The diegetic dialogue of the child shouting an evil curse is also an effective use of mise-en-scene as it suggests the genre as horror. When the light goes out and the scene becomes silent, the lack of sound builds tension, and the fact that the audience can't see anything gives an element of mystery, adding to the horror genre. The effects of gore during the moment with tension in the scene when it turns dark is the use of blood falling from the ceiling as it foreshadows that something or someone will jump out.
The clothing of the girl is also an effective use of mise-en-scene. She is wearing a light green hospital gown which are commonly used that possessed girls wear white hospital gowns, which is shown in 'The Possession' further emphasizing the genre as horror.
Shadows are also an effective use of mise-en-scene. This is shown in the scene when the little possessed girl is attacking the man and the all the audience see is the shadows on the wall of the two characters fighting. This reduces the effect of gore and limits the amount you can see, creating mystery as to what the girl is doing, making it enigmatic. The use of mystery is also a common convention of horror which enforces the genre as it is commonly used in other horror films.
The abandoned hospital as part of the setting in this scene is a useful effect of mise-en-scene because the building is derelict and is a useful piece of iconography as abandoned buildings are typically included in horrors as it relates to common media depictions of horror/possessions that locations are set in abandoned buildings.
. This tells us that the genre of the film is a horror as the use of mise-en-scene is commonly used in other horror films.
The clothing of the Jewish man gives the impression that the film has a religious aspect as he speaks Hebrew, has the clothing, the hair and the book for, highlighting that an exorcism will take place. Because of this it infers that the genre is a horror due to the use of religion that foreshadows an exorcist. During the exorcism the creature coming out of the man's mouth and the box that is pushed forwards are also effective pieces of iconography that exploits the stereotypical possession horror film as these pieces of iconography are common in all horror films.
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