Reflective Analysis

Reflective Analysis

The purpose of our film was to thrill the audience and create tension in order to scare them as it was a horror film for 15 year olds.  

This is typically done through the use of appropriate diegetic music and lighting. I feel as though the majority of our film is successful at creating tension this way, as the music slowly builds, but the alternative twist at the climax of the music is unexpected and refreshing. The music for the running/chasing is appropriate as it is fast paced and suspenseful. As well as the music being effective, the silence is also effective- the music cuts out just seconds before a blood curdling scream, making it even more impressive. 

The lighting used is good as well, though ideally we would have shot it at night to take advantage of low key lighting, in order to make it more frightening, we needed the daylight to shoot, but also used the shadows to our advantage. 

We chose a typically creepy setting,(Mise-en-scene), that most would find scary and unnatural, in order to set the tone as well as fit with the story. A graveyard is very appropriate for a horror film, as it has satanic connotations and the atmosphere of the dead surrounding the living is a very strange one. 

We used a variety of camera angles and shots in order to create tension, (like the panning shot does- slowly revealing a new aspect of the shot). Other shots, have other meanings, for example, the high angle shot creates the illusion ad impression that they are not alone and there is a mysterious presence watching them from above. Another camera angle we used was a bird's eye view of feet walking. This is effective because it is like it's from a characters point of view if they were looking at their feet. This makes the audience feel more involved- as if they are the one in the film. It also effectively communicates the fact that characters are travelling which is useful to the story.

My roles in this film were acting and directing. I played a role in the film, and also contributed story ideas as well as camera shots and cuts suggestions.