Lighting
When creating a piece of film you have to take every part of the scene into account. One of the most vital pieces that we needed to have was the right lighting, as having the right lighting was the key to creating the atmosphere that we wanted, which was of isolation and paranoia. Also the lighting was needed to create the verisimilitude of the scene, as it was about a teenager walking home from his friend’s house – if it was filmed in the day it would not be believed.
Unfortunately, due to the limiting time of filming in the perfect light it was hard to have continuity of the lighting, so there are some parts that will be brighter, later on when in reality it should be getting darker.
Sound
Sound is also key to create a piece of film, either using it diegetically or non- diegetically. We had to add a soundtrack that would encompass the feelings of the protagonist, as well as what we wanted the audience to feel. Diegetic sound was included to keep the verisimilitude of the scene, and to add tension with sounds such as the twig snapping, the protagonist’s heart beat and laboured breathing along with the footsteps walking through the house. We also added effects to the sound in the flashbacks to give it a feeling of it being a pushed back memory.
Emotional Journey
As our horror opening focuses primarily on Michael Thomas we needed to make the audience be able to empathise with him. We did this by having a close up reaction shots throughout, showing his emotion to the audience at key moments in the scene. We also made it so the audience would never know more than Michael would, which makes them feel like they are in his shoes, and will share his feelings.
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