 A vampire cannot enter a home unless invited first - afterwards they are forever welcome.

 Vampires can not come into contact with direct sunlight.

 The only way to kill a vampire is to penetrate its heart with a stake.

Mise en scene in Buffy the Vampire Slayer is usually quite similar in each episode, and "Dead Man's Party" isn't really an exception to this belief. The settings used are Buffy's house (located in a middle-class suburb), the school corridors and library, and Giles' apartment. The behaviour of the actors, in terms of humour, is often cynical and sarcastic, and though most characters share this, it does vary depending on each character. There are times when the characters behave threateningly towards other characters, such as near the end of the episode in which Giles threatens Principle Snyder to let Buffy back into the school. Some of the behaviour seems a little apprehensive, or awkward, especially with Buffy and Joyce; they both seem to feel intimidated by each other's presence. Behaviour seems to change often during the party: Buffy feels overwhelmed and that she doesn't belong, and the other characters (especially Willow, Xander and Cordelia) appear ignorant towards Buffy. There is also a scene in which the characters show anger towards Buffy, who becomes very upset by this, but then the scene is interrupted and the characters instantly resolve their feelings towards each other. The behaviour of Angel also seems quite distant, and generally unlike the character. Lighting in this episode is quite mundane, although there are a few anomalous uses of light. At night, the lighting is dark, but it is easy to see what is happening. Indoor lighting is moderately lit, except in a few locations, such as the basement, which is a little dark, with beams of sunlight coming through windows. The light in Giles' apartment is lower than most other settings, and the moonlight shining through the window in Buffy's bedroom is unusually intense. The lighting in the emergency room of the hospital is also lower than expected, yet enough to make a reflection in the heart monitor. The costumes consist of everyday wear, and doesn't really show any distinct patterns, except near the beginning of the episode where Willow, Xander, Cordelia and Oz wear darker clothes and Xander wears a cross around his neck. The only other pattern visible would what Angel wears (though this may not be observed if someone had only seen one episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer) which always seems to be black. Props in "Dead Man's Party" are also quite common with other episodes, and even other programmes of a similar genre. There are the 'routine' props, such as telephones, and then there are props specific to the episod

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