Reflective analysis of our film, "The Concealed"
Within our film, we used both the horror and thriller genres; these were included as they usually get the most reactions from the viewers. Due to the fact that nearby there was an abandoned floor in a building, we thought that this was a perfect opportunity that we had to take advantage of. A total of 10 shots was used with a variety of camera techniques. Moreover, after we had finished the production of our film we decided on giving it the title of, "The Concealed".
We wanted the title to give the audience a clue as to what the theme of the sequence would be, however we did not want the title to give away what the whole film is about. In order to go along with this, we decided on making the title very short so that there was no big giveaways. Although this gives a clear clue as to what the sequence is about, it also gives a sense of mystery to the viewer as they do not have an idea to what is 'concealed'. The title allows the audience to know that something within the building is in hiding, however it makes the audience want to know more about the film and what, or who is concealed from the outer world.
Additionally, we used a number of horror conventions to enhance the successfulness of our sequence. For instance; we used fears and anxieties through using low key lighting throughout the most of it as it is common to be scared of the dark, dissonant music was used as non diegetic sound throughout the sequence as this increases the tension in the audience so that they feel on edge and frightened about what is to come, treating situations were also used at the end of the sequence when there is a shot of the dangerous figure as it reaches out to the camera due to the fact that this can be seen as quite vicious and threatening; this engages the audience as they also feel a little threatened and intimidated by the character.
Throughout the film, we managed to include a variety of techniques that would result in a successful sequence. For example, the starting shot is one that is tracking down the corridor as we wanted to give the audience the impression of mystery and horror through the use of setting.
The first shot is a mid shot used to show the location we also she characters shadow walking in the centre of the screen. This is from the characters point of view so the audience can empties with him. We used a handheld camera shaking as the protagonist walks to show the characters nerves and makes the audience fear what is in.
We used a close up of a box being open by a hand to create mystery of what is going and subtly showing more of the killer. The next shot is a long shot of the protagonist going into the room where the box is open we don't know it is that room until the camera pans down to the box implying the killer is close. The shot also shows all of the room seeing all the details.
There is a mid shot showing the killer from behind walking menacingly around the room this doesn't showing his face and builds tension for who he is. The scene uses low key lighting in dark room to show he is a mysterious character and is evil.
We then used a close up on a hand banging on the window showing the protagonist fear and creating a shock for the audience when the diegitic sound of the banging interrupts the non-diegetic music used throughout.
We then use another mid shot of the killer this time turning his head cutting the next shot before showing his face. The creates more tension for the audience shows the killer has now caught up to the protagonist and implies something bad will happen soon.
There was an extreme closeup of an eye to show the emotions of the character so that that the audience has the chance to empathise with them. This is the first time we see any of the main character as throughout he is just holding the camera we did this so that anybody can relate to him no matter who you are.
The final shot is a close up of the killer which is used as a jump-scare to instantly frighten the audience the shot ends with the killer grabbing the camera implies he has attacked or killed the protagonist. This happens for a short duration of time so it stays in the audiences mid and that don't have enough time to process what it is. It is used as a frighting image. There is alight on the killer contrasting the low key lighting used throughout the film this makes the killer seem abnormal and out if place.
It then cuts to black for a long duration so the audience can process what has just happened and calm from the shock they have expreinced.
We wanted the title to give the audience a clue as to what the theme of the sequence would be, however we did not want the title to give away what the whole film is about. In order to go along with this, we decided on making the title very short so that there was no big giveaways. Although this gives a clear clue as to what the sequence is about, it also gives a sense of mystery to the viewer as they do not have an idea to what is 'concealed'. The title allows the audience to know that something within the building is in hiding, however it makes the audience want to know more about the film and what, or who is concealed from the outer world.
Additionally, we used a number of horror conventions to enhance the successfulness of our sequence. For instance; we used fears and anxieties through using low key lighting throughout the most of it as it is common to be scared of the dark, dissonant music was used as non diegetic sound throughout the sequence as this increases the tension in the audience so that they feel on edge and frightened about what is to come, treating situations were also used at the end of the sequence when there is a shot of the dangerous figure as it reaches out to the camera due to the fact that this can be seen as quite vicious and threatening; this engages the audience as they also feel a little threatened and intimidated by the character.
Throughout the film, we managed to include a variety of techniques that would result in a successful sequence. For example, the starting shot is one that is tracking down the corridor as we wanted to give the audience the impression of mystery and horror through the use of setting.
The first shot is a mid shot used to show the location we also she characters shadow walking in the centre of the screen. This is from the characters point of view so the audience can empties with him. We used a handheld camera shaking as the protagonist walks to show the characters nerves and makes the audience fear what is in.
We used a close up of a box being open by a hand to create mystery of what is going and subtly showing more of the killer. The next shot is a long shot of the protagonist going into the room where the box is open we don't know it is that room until the camera pans down to the box implying the killer is close. The shot also shows all of the room seeing all the details.
There is a mid shot showing the killer from behind walking menacingly around the room this doesn't showing his face and builds tension for who he is. The scene uses low key lighting in dark room to show he is a mysterious character and is evil.
We then used a close up on a hand banging on the window showing the protagonist fear and creating a shock for the audience when the diegitic sound of the banging interrupts the non-diegetic music used throughout.
We then use another mid shot of the killer this time turning his head cutting the next shot before showing his face. The creates more tension for the audience shows the killer has now caught up to the protagonist and implies something bad will happen soon.
There was an extreme closeup of an eye to show the emotions of the character so that that the audience has the chance to empathise with them. This is the first time we see any of the main character as throughout he is just holding the camera we did this so that anybody can relate to him no matter who you are.
The final shot is a close up of the killer which is used as a jump-scare to instantly frighten the audience the shot ends with the killer grabbing the camera implies he has attacked or killed the protagonist. This happens for a short duration of time so it stays in the audiences mid and that don't have enough time to process what it is. It is used as a frighting image. There is alight on the killer contrasting the low key lighting used throughout the film this makes the killer seem abnormal and out if place.
It then cuts to black for a long duration so the audience can process what has just happened and calm from the shock they have expreinced.
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