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 shows us that she is very scared, seen by the digetic sounds such as her breathing, and the occasional crackle heard in the background which infers that there is something out there.
The use of the bright light coming from the characters camera which is very close to her face causes a reflection on her eyes, allowing the viewers too see a watery coat across her eyes (suggesting she is tearing up), adding to the theme of fear in the film. And as the scene begins to come to a close, the character begins to get even more frightened by the unknowing 'thing' that is presumably out to get her, and this is represented by the mist that forms over the camera lens, implying that she is breathing very heavily, which adds to the theme of fear.
The whole scene has very minimal editing and transitions which is done to add to the personal aspect of the movie, and the camera angle doesn't really differ from its original low angle shot. And since the film is made in this point of view style, we see the camera start to become even more unsteady as the character is shaking with fear, looking from side to side.
Along with the single camera angle, there is also minimal sound in the scene, and all that we hear is dialogue which also adds to the scene being very personal since the character is practically talking to us as the viewers who are essentially the only people with her at the moment.
Overall, the use of the there being no natural lighting, and just an extreme close up shot adds to the movie and its horror characteristics, along with the minimal digetic and non digetic sounds. And it allows for the viewers to feel just as scared and uncertain as the character.
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 shows us that she is very scared, seen by the digetic sounds such as her breathing, and the occasional crackle heard in the background which infers that there is something out there.
The use of the bright light coming from the characters camera which is very close to her face causes a reflection on her eyes, allowing the viewers too see a watery coat across her eyes (suggesting she is tearing up), adding to the theme of fear in the film. And as the scene begins to come to a close, the character begins to get even more frightened by the unknowing 'thing' that is presumably out to get her, and this is represented by the mist that forms over the camera lens, implying that she is breathing very heavily, which adds to the theme of fear.
The whole scene has very minimal editing and transitions which is done to add to the personal aspect of the movie, and the camera angle doesn't really differ from its original low angle shot. And since the film is made in this point of view style, we see the camera start to become even more unsteady as the character is shaking with fear, looking from side to side.
Along with the single camera angle, there is also minimal sound in the scene, and all that we hear is dialogue which also adds to the scene being very personal since the character is practically talking to us as the viewers who are essentially the only people with her at the moment.
Overall, the use of the there being no natural lighting, and just an extreme close up shot adds to the movie and its horror characteristics, along with the minimal digetic and non digetic sounds. And it allows for the viewers to feel just as scared and uncertain as the character.
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