The establishing shot in the scene of the dark night sky, which is typical of the horror genre. The camera then across to the lake, drawing our attention to it. The technique of a first person view is then used when the unknown villain is entering the camp house. At the camp, shot reverse shot is used during the song to show attraction between two of the camp workers, which gives a happy feeling because of young love - we then learn that they are the victims. We then return to the first person view, and hence return to a more sinister feel. When the female victim is stabbed, a close up is used to show the fear and horror in her face.
The editing technique of slow motion is used during the female's murder, which allows the audience more time to see the distraught look on her face.
Sound is used from the start of the scene, with birds croaking harshly in the establishing shot. We then move to a contrast in the next scene, with campers singing a jolly camp song. This directs the audience to feel that the darkness is bad (with birds croaking), and the light is a much more harmless place, with singing and good times for all. When the antagonist enters the camp house, we hear both birds croaking and the camp singing, which makes the singing sound a lot more sinister. The door creaks upon entry, and non-diegetic 'shock' music plays on the piano to help build suspense while we explore the room through first person view. There is also creaking when the antagonist is going up the stairs, which leads to them being spotted. As the killer approaches the male, high pitched non-diegetic sound warns the audience. After the male is stabbed, his female counterpart screams and pleads, which is a convention of the horror genre. The music becomes much more frantic and is at its peak when the female is stabbed.
We move from a dark night sky to the group, with only the camp fire as their source of light. Around the camp fire, with a happy mood, everyone seems to have no imperfections, and in horror films they are usually the victims. The fact that the two camp workers that leave wear bright yellow shirts adds to the idea that they are 'perfect' people. On the way to the camp house, we move to bushes, which seems sinister and that the antagonist is trying to hide. When the killer enters the house, the camera returns to the sky and we see the moon, which has turned to an orange shade, which reflects the danger in the scene. The danger is also reflected when the two camp workers walk away from the fire, into the darkness. The dim lighting whilst the antagoist goes up the stairs tells the audience that something bad is going to happen.
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