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Off-Kilter shot■ An Off-Kilter shot is a type of shot which is filmed at an angle. ■ You can use an Off-Kilter shot in action scenes in order to create a

more chaotic scene.■ I can use an Off-Kilter shot in my Horror film opening to create a more

hectic layout of the protagonist's fright and escape from the antagonist.

Over the should shot of the killer■ An over the should shot is filmed over one of the characters

shoulders.■ It creates a dramatic effect.■ It creates an perception into what the main characters point of view

of the killer is. ■ This could also portray to the audience the antagonist chasing the

protagonist in my horror film opening.■ In my horror film opening I could also do an over the should shot,

over the antagonists shoulder to portray the protagonists fear.

Close up on weapon■ Close ups on the antagonists weapon portrays tension in a horror

film.■ The audience will feel fear when they see a bloodied weapon either

lying on the ground or in the killers hands.■ I could use these close ups in my horror movie as it will furtherly

create tension and fear for the audience.■ I could leave the last shot of my film opening on the weapon, to

interest people and also to leave it on a cliff-hanger, therefore creating more tension and fear amongst the audience.

Close up/ extreme close up on fear ■ Close ups on the protagonists face portray their fear, this will make

the audience fearful for them.■ Close ups of the protagonist will make the audience sympathetic and

scared for them, therefore they will want the protagonist to escape the antagonist.

■ In my own Film Opening I could use a close up shot of the antagonist to portray to the audience that they should fear them and also to show the evil that will spread on the antagonists face as it prepares to kill.

■ I could also use close ups to show fear to make my film opening more realistic and scary.

360 degree shot to show isolation/fear■ A 360 degree shot of the protagonist will portray how isolated he or

she is. This will make the audience want the protagonist to get out of the situation as quickly as possible.

■ Horror films are shot in lonely and isolated places, for example; a haunted house or mental asylum. Lonely and isolated places will increase the fear of the audience for the protagonist.

■ I could use the 360 degree shot to portray isolation and fear in my own horror film opening to portray the protagonists fear of being trapped with the unknown antagonist.

High angle shot to show the victims vulnerability■ A high angle shot could be from the point of view of the antagonist

looking down on its victim, this will portray how vulnerable the victim is.

■ It will also portray the fear on the victims face in the face of the killer. ■ A high angle shot could portray that the victim is trapped by the

killer.■ I could use this in my film opening to have a scene where the

antagonist is bearing down and about the kill the protagonist. This will create fear amongst the audience.

Low angle shot to show the power of the killer■ A low angle shot in the point of view of the victim will portray how

much power the killer has got.■ It will portray the killer to have more control. ■ Adding more height to the antagonist will create more fear amongst

both the audience and the protagonist.■ I could use a low angle shot in my horror film opening to convey the

killer as having power and control over the victim in certain parts of the film opening.

How to stab someone without hurting them■ To stab someone without hurting them I could cut the shot before the

knife touches the skin.■ This will create fear and sadness amongst the audience as they know

that the protagonist will most definitely been wounded or even killed.■ I could use this process in my film opening as it will make the

audience feel both fear and sadness , due to the fact that the protagonist or another character may have been killed. The audience would so desperately want the protagonist to escape.

Point of view of victim and killer as victim crawls away on her back as killer approaches■ The victim crawling away from the killer will give a sense of tension

and possible stress for the audience because of their urge for the protagonist to escape.

■ The killer would be following their victim, giving the scene a more terrifying and tense atmosphere.

■ The victim who is crawling away will be more vulnerable.■ In my film opening, instead of the victim escaping when crawling

away, I could have the killer suddenly drag the protagonist away, this will create a jump scare and more fear for the protagonist.

Use the power of suggestion■ Using creeping shadows could increase the power of suggestion as

the audience will question who it is and what it is doing.■ Using shadows will increase the audiences attention and will create

mystery of the identity of the shadow.■ I could use the power of suggestion through shadows in my horror

movie as it will keep the audience interested and questioning the identity of the shadow as well as keeping fear and tensions high throughout the film opening.