Blair Witch Project
In this scene, the director uses low key lighting which creates a sense of darkness and leaves the viewer not knowing what surrounds the character holding the camera. since we cannot see anything in the scene, along with the character not being able to see anything, this causes rise in tension as the scene is building up. Although low key lighting is being used, the camera angle used in the whole film is a point of view angle, which could be implemented to make the film more personal, as the viewers are seeing everything from the characters perspective. But in this scene, the first shot is the character holding the camera so that it is pointing to her face. the shot used is here is an extreme close up, with the flash from the camera on which all together accentuates the connection the viewers have with the character, and it also highlights the facial features of the character which is the only thing the viewers can tell about the scene. The mise en scene of the actors performance sh