In the first clip I liked the effect of the hand held camera, the audience sees the world from the perspective of the characters as though you were really there with them increasing the fear factor.

 

 

The camera sometimes defaults reminding the audience of its presence increasing authenticity. Monsters and jump scares are from the perspective of the audience and the naturalistic shake of the camera is more emotive than the cold cut of a tripod shot.

 

I love this shot because the torchlight illuminates only the scared face of the woman and the body she is seeing, leaving the rest of the room pitch black and making me wonder where the killer may be, not knowing or being able to see the danger builds tension.

 

 

As the lights flicker we see a close up still shot of the woman's terrified face illuminated by the light then plunged into darkness. I like the stark colour contrast and bright artificial light, which makes the skin seem even paler.

 

 

 

The over the shoulder shot of the lights flickering maps out the scene and the dark blue walls and Mise en scène conveys a gloomy room.

 

 

The low angle shot of the possessed woman gives her power over the audience. The eerie lighting illuminates the woman's powerful stance and her hands are clawed. Low angle shots are very powerful in horror movies as they give the evil character power.

 

The next 3 shots show in quick succession to increase the viewer's anxiety at the horror climax. The shots are around 1 second long each.

 

The masks are conventional of the horror genre and I like that they hide the villains identities and intentions making them faceless and unpredictable. The masks themselves are emotionless and disturbing. The fast flash leaves the viewer disturbed.

 

A common convention of horror seems to be extreme close-ups of eyes showing the horror the victim is feeling, this one-second clip conveys the persons fear and heightens the audiences fear.

 

The unidentifiable blur smashing through a window in such a short clip leaves the audience wondering what it is and whether the people in the room survive. These questions can only be answered by watching the movie.

 

I love this shot because it is strange and unusual. The camera is tilted and the woman in the doorway is surrounded on all sides by darkness and by extension unknown.

 

 

I love the way the smooth camera follows the woman from behind almost as though the audience is there with her painting a scene of realism. The darkness seems to consume the woman in this shot.

 

 

The composition of this shot is great, as the camera first focuses on the girl on the bed then moves to the window in a slow motion where we only see the silhouette of the violence before the girl sits up distorting our view. 

 

 

This particular scene shows a young girl being hanged with short, quick shots, which are distorted by flashes of black in them. I find the flashes effective in increasing tension.

 

This shot shows a silhouette in the window but it is not clear what the shadow is. This leaves the identity and form of the figure to the audience's imagination. I love silhouette in horror movies because the viewers' mind would likely imagine something unique to them and terrifying to themselves.

 

I like the lighting in this shot. The low light creates a eerie atmosphere and the green light highlights the subjects figures. I also like the composition of the shot as it has all the characters in it turning to the point of view of the ghost; the audience sees the fear they show from the POV of the ghost.