Typically in horror films you see a lot of close ups, we tried to include a lot of these in our opening sequence. Close ups are used to focus the viewers attention on the characters face as well as what is going on in the background directly behind them. They allow the audience to engage with the character. This is the shot where Bobby, our antagonist, sneaks up from behind Lauren with his signature weapon, a chainsaw. In this shot, we made the chainsaw purposefully visible but the character or reason behind it not, making our audience crave for more of the story, it unnerves our audience and make them create a relationship with Lauren because they don't want her to get killed.
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In this extreme close up, the audience can clearly see the characters eye-line and emotions as she turns to see what frightened Emma so much. The restricted view of the antagonists mask leaves the audience on edge, they want to find out his story, so continue to watch. The intimacy this shot provides makes the audience feel uncomfortably close to the characters, making it feel like there are in the scene, not just watching.
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This long shot paired with a left to right pan following the character allows the audience to become fully aware of the surroundings/setting, which is a graveyard, and makes them feel uneasy about the location our character is in. As she searches for her friend Emma who was supposed to meet her at the gate, he hands are in her pockets, showing she cold and possibly vulnerable, and also presents the feelings that is isn't that frightened yet. This shot also allows us to view her outfit completely, head to foot, showing us her approximate age and gender.
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Camera height was used in this shot to emphasize that the character is walking through a graveyard alone. To make the shot more effective we also slowed the pace down, and enhanced the sound of her footsteps.
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This shot was taken using a shaky, hand held camera and is a long shot from our antagonists point of view. The character then becomes more anxious to meet up with her friend because she is worried she is being followed or watched after hearing a twig snap and the rustle of leaves coming from behind the tree. In this shot we also included diegetic deep breathing to disturb and worry our audience.
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A quick reaction mid-shot of Lauren turning and looking in fear at the direction in which the noise came from builds tension and fear in our audience.
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This is a quick long shot followed by a fade-to-white. The audience can see from this shot that they are a young female, and automatically presume it is Emma, Lauren's friend she has been looking for. This shot was intended to provide a false scare, however, it may do so, but it rather presents a feeling of relief for our audience as we know our characters have finally found each other.
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This is a reaction shot that we have used after her friend jumps out at her, the audience see how this made Lauren jump, and become slightly frustrated with her friend, but become more relaxed because she knows Emma is with her again.
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We also used examples of shot-reverse-shot, a low angle shot and over the shoulder shot.
We also used examples of shot-reverse-shot, a low angle shot and over the shoulder shot.
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