Monday, 3 December 2012

Halloween 2 Opening 2 Minutes



The beginning of the film is silent which give a sinster effect, then a song comes on, it is upbeat and jolly, but after the effect of the silence and with the black screen it appears even more sinister than the silence.
It is set at night, and as the camera pans down we see trees being blown by the wind, this creates a spooky feel and a feeling of foreboding. The slow panning of the camera makes the audience tense wonering what is about to be revealed. The music fades out as dialogue begins.
The lighting is dark and used to make the scene scarier, the characters including 2 children (common in horror films) are sitting on the floor, this makes them look fallorn the camera is also at floor level which also makes the audience feel like victims. As we come to a medium shot that looks over the characters shoulder we see a figure appear as we see this the camera jump cuts to the children running and screaming from the house, this tells the audience that the reason for distress is linked to the unknown figure in the room.
As the character inside the house stands up the camera stays still giving the impression that she and the audience are too scared to move. The figure in the background also stands up, creepy theatric music also starts up this makes the seen seem more abnormal and intense. The figure slowly walks into the light which makes the audience tense and curious about the features if the figure, however the figure is wearing a mask which makes him seem so much more scary and mysterious.

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