The first shot is an establishing shot, this shows the audience that she is about entering her household; as she enters the house through the door,there is match on match action this helps with the continuity as it flows the audience knows that she has entered the door and has gone into the kitchen .
when she is in the kitchen the camera zooms in and reveals her expression in a close up shot this tells the audience that something is not right .
As she approaches and walks down the hallway the camera stays put , it does not lead in front of her nor does it follow her , this introduces the audience to the setting, it also creates suspense and tension. as she approaches her desired destination; when she is at the doorway , the camera focuses on her face using close up shot of her entering the room it is a creative way of arriving some where ,as it is straight to the point and does not confuse the audience with too many shots / angles .
When she is at the door way a P.O.V shot is used and reveals to the audience the state of the room and why she was shocked . Another close up shot is used on her observing face she then observes her fathers feet and another P.O.V shot is used revealing his bloody feet . then follows another close up shot . followed by another P.O.V shot revealing a gruesome scene ; the whole body and his non existing eye balls the use of the shots is continuous the audience knows what is going on and is aware of what has happened in addition the shots were properly positioned non of them were random .
after the dead relative is revealed she fleas the scene the camera is at the same position it was when she was approaching the scene this is effective as it shows her full movement . the camera does not follow her but is now outside at an establishing shot you can hear her frantic footsteps then the establishing shot shows her running outside and away from the house .Even though the camera did not follow her while she was running all the way, you were still able to tell what was going on and that she was running crazily.
what effect does it have on the viewer
When she is entering her house the establishing shot just tells us where she is and the feeling is mutual;
however as she enters the kitchen the close up shots and her worried expression hints to us that there is something wrong and as viewers we should be alerted . As she is walking down the corridor suspense and tension builds is she going to find something or isn't she the camera is not following her it is staying put giving us the impression that something is about to happen . and of course it does she finds her mutilated father . and runs like there's no tomorrow . All in all the editing used is very smooth and not scrappy or lazy this helps keep a consistent flow of the film and keep it going it also keeps the viewers engaged if it was not smooth the viewers / audience would be confused .
What is the 'best bit' for you in this sequence in terms of learning new techniques and why?
I thought the best bit is when the death was revealed the camera zoomed in on the man in two different shots in stead of one; giving it the classic horror reveal this was a good technique as it highlighted and or emphasized, the gruesome scene and you could really see the horrific scene it was sudden and effective and unexpected if it had been a single close up shot, it would have taken away from the dramatic reveal .
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