The genre of our group project was horror. We made sure it complied with genre conventions by turning the lights off to make low-key lighting, having the principle character as a vulnerable female (in the same vein as Halloween, Happy Birthday to Me & Black Christmas), having a shadowy antagonist with no discernible face, making use of shadows on walls (like in Nosferatu), minimalistic dialogue to add tension & jerky camera-work to show the disorienting & twisted nature of the antagonist's brain.
The first shot is a travelling shot down some stairs from the point of view of the antagonist. He walks down the stairs then stops at the door, where the camera tilts upwards & we are able to see through the porthole. Through this porthole, we can see the female protagonist as she sits at a table, trying to write.
The next shot was taken in the corner of the room & pans around the room to show how empty the room is, giving the female protagonist a sense of isolation. At one point while the camera pans past some roof beams in the shape of a cross on its side, which shows that goodness has been overturned by evil in this sequence. The next shot shows the protagonist twirling a pen in her hand as she tries to think of something to write. This is a mid-shot. Suddenly, she gets a sense that something is happening, which causes her to drop the pen. The next shot shows her going under the table to retrieve it as she crawls towards the camera, which shows the danger she is in as she is in a very claustrophobic space. The next shot is a long shot of the door swinging open with nobody behind it. This is often used in the horror genre, as the audience would expect a person to be behind the door but instead there is nothing, which shows the supernatural aspect of the antagonist. The next shot shows the protagonist looking scared of the unknown threat. She crawls out from under the table & the camera follows her. The next shot shows her standing nervously, looking around for her assailant, as he walks past her & casts a shadow on the wall behind her. She calls out & walks past the camera, revealing the shadowy figure of the antagonist, his face obscured by darkness. The camera zooms in on him, showing his power & importance.
The first shot is a travelling shot down some stairs from the point of view of the antagonist. He walks down the stairs then stops at the door, where the camera tilts upwards & we are able to see through the porthole. Through this porthole, we can see the female protagonist as she sits at a table, trying to write.
The next shot was taken in the corner of the room & pans around the room to show how empty the room is, giving the female protagonist a sense of isolation. At one point while the camera pans past some roof beams in the shape of a cross on its side, which shows that goodness has been overturned by evil in this sequence. The next shot shows the protagonist twirling a pen in her hand as she tries to think of something to write. This is a mid-shot. Suddenly, she gets a sense that something is happening, which causes her to drop the pen. The next shot shows her going under the table to retrieve it as she crawls towards the camera, which shows the danger she is in as she is in a very claustrophobic space. The next shot is a long shot of the door swinging open with nobody behind it. This is often used in the horror genre, as the audience would expect a person to be behind the door but instead there is nothing, which shows the supernatural aspect of the antagonist. The next shot shows the protagonist looking scared of the unknown threat. She crawls out from under the table & the camera follows her. The next shot shows her standing nervously, looking around for her assailant, as he walks past her & casts a shadow on the wall behind her. She calls out & walks past the camera, revealing the shadowy figure of the antagonist, his face obscured by darkness. The camera zooms in on him, showing his power & importance.
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