Skills Recap

Fear is created in this video clip in many ways such as

Shot reverse shots are used to put yourself in the characters shoes and to show what they're looking at and then there facial expression. This works well to create fear because the easiest way to scare the viewers is to put them in the characters point of view.

The position of the tripod is changed throughout the clip such as when she reaches the top of the stairs the tripod is lowered to the floor to indicate the water leaking out of the room and so you can see the character getting closer to the camera.

Shot length is varied throughout the clip such as some parts are long lengths and then some shots don't last very long at all. The shots are dragged out to create tension and for the audience to be scared as to what is going to happen next.

Shot type

Shot angle

Colour

Lighting