themes & mood.
- It is set at night.
- She plays with knives
- She's alone
- There is a swing in the garden
- The popcorn is burning
- She locks the doors to show that danger is impending
- The lights are off
- There is a big empty house which shows there is more places for the killer to hide
- The telephone
- The house is in the middle of nowhere thus making it scarier as help is further away
characters.
- She conforms to the stereotype of stupid blonde bimbo's that always get killed at the beginning of thriller's.
- She is inoccent & stupid.
music & sounds.
(diegetic)
- There are dogs barking
- Popcorn crackling
- Locking of doors
- Ringing of phone
- Creaking swing
- Breeze
ALL THESE CREATE FEAR & TENSION
(non-diegetic)
- strings
ADDED TO REINFORCE FEAR AND TELL US WHEN TO BE SCARED
shot choices.
- Tracking shots
- Counted shot
- Pan
- Close up zoom in when he says 'let me know who i'm looking at'
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