Scene 2: Panic

The use of a hand-held camera allows the camera shot to be shaky and blurred, this implies Ben is panicked and worried. Throughout the scene close ups are used, this is to reiterate to the audience that he is panicked and shows his facial expressions. When the camera cuts in to Ben’s hands covered in blood this lets the audience doubt Ben’s innocence. The change in depth of field, when the camera focus onto the knife and then Ben’s face, shows the audience a possibility of what has happened and ads tension.

            The editing includes a fade to black, this indicates that a section of time has been missed out, this could be because Ben has passed out or fallen asleep. The shot reverse shot when Ben discovers the young woman dead, sudden realisation is shown by using a quick flash. The scene uses continuity editing so that the audience are more involved and part of the action.

Sound:

1.    Ambient= more realistic

2.    Incidental music= series of long tones that die out= makes audience thinks something is going to happen

3.    Sound mixing=breathing= shows panic

Mis-en-Scene:

1.    Lighting= dark room=alone, scary, shows late

2.    Costume= no clothes= shows he slept with the young woman

3.    Props= nearly empty alcohol bottle on table= shows he was drinking/ was drunk.