Sound – The music
is very eerie and tense, setting the mood for the film. It has door creaking
sounds, a heartbeat and the sound of footsteps. All of these sounds create
suspense and tension.
Editing – There is lots of editing used in this film opening, the black and white editing makes it seem quite creepy, also the jump cuts because they make the audience feel tense and on the edge of their seats as they don’t know
what imagery will suddenly appear on the screen. The editing speeds up towards
the end of the opening.
Mise en scene – There are a few different settings in this film
opening which introduces the audience to some of the background. The jump shots
show the different moments in the film, because they jump with shot changes
from setting to setting this makes the audience apprehensive about what actually
happened and the order of events. The fake blood used makes it clear of what
the genre of this film is and the clothing of the girl makes her look innocent
and vulnerable, which makes it even more haunting that she has been murdered
perhaps.
Camera shots – there
are a couple of cutaway shots, including the first image on screen of a flower,
the plug hole with blood in the bath and her blood covered hand out of the side
of the bath. These create suspense to what will appear on screen next. There are
mid shots of the girl’s face which appear on screen towards the end of the
opening as she gradually gets closer and closer to the camera in each shot
which builds tension. There are also a few over the shoulder shots of the man
to show his perspective and this suggests that he is probably the villain of
the film.
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