Our film Opening "After Dark" is based on a book by R.L Stine "Monster Teacher". We got our idea and ambition from the book as we were able to get a good understanding of how we should approach the film. The hand that rocks the cradle and color of night are films that are based on people with caring authority but have a twisted mind and seek to hurt the one they are supposed to care for. "After Dark" follows this complex twist of those in Authority who choose to mis-use it.
The over the shoulder shot creates a sense of loneliness as it also adds space to the shot to create this affect. It can also create an affect for both the character and the audience as they both do not know what may appear behind.
One of the affects we used through editing was a "Ghosting" blur which in general gave our audience at the beginning of the Film a feel for what the film will require it also gave them the affect that our character was being chased also, the low angle used creates the sense of the character being small and under mind by a non-existing creature chasing her.
The shot that conforms to a traditional Horror piece would be our shot of the "Creature" hovering over our "Victim" but the victim is none the wiser until she turns around and see what her fate. In a other shot which is a wide angle as it shows the area around the character however the camera focuses more on the two characters facial expressions as one's is angry and the others is confused as it focuses on how one character is trying to warn the other character but has a hard time getting the message across therefore we see her emotions run high as she tries to tell her friend this also, makes the audience think about what her friend is going to do will she take her advice or not?
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