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Cabin in the woods
After seeing this location, that is isolated, the audience will begin
to think of other horror films such as ‘cabin in the woods’, that
have similar areas where a victim is put into grave danger,
which creates a build up of tension and suspense which will
attract the audience’s attention, in addition they will be
sympathetic .
A total of three locations are needed for the Axe man. Our opening starts with the character of
Charlotte (the victim) jogging down a rubbly path way into a forest whilst jogging, she hears a twig
snap however she decides to continue jogging into the forest, when she continues jogging the
audience are lead to the second location where she stops to tie her shoe laces but is brutally murdered
from behind. After this the audience are introduced to our third where our witness Nate spots the
killer from a bridge.
Location 1
Location 1 is an isolated area the audience will know this because there are no houses in the
surrounding area. In addition to this the logs on the edge of the path create the sense of
entrapment. This creates the sense of that there is no escape, this could make the audience feel on edge as
when Charlotte enters the frame they will see Charlotte as a vulnerable character which could lead them to
feel empathetic towards her. This is as the isolation of the area creates the sense of loneliness and being
helpless.
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Hostel
This is our second location where Charlotte jogs into the forest and then ties
up her shoe laces, where the killer (the axe man) then sneaks up behind her
and uses his axe to tear apart her body.
Location 2
The location which Charlotte jogs into has a clear
transition from being open to being enclosed which
creates isolation which reflects the isolation of
Charlotte. In addition this creates the fear of the
unknown which the audience are first introduced to
when they see a close up of the Axeman’s eyes
under a mask. This location will increase the
audience’s fear not only their own personal feel but
fear for the character of Charlotte.
After seeing this new location and how it switch's from
an open area to an enclosed area, the audience will
subconsciously associate this with other slashers they
have watched such as hostel where the victims are
then killed in these enclosed areas which will build up
suspense and tension for them.
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Location3
We decided to use the bridge as it represents the
difference between normality and insanity and how the
character entering has entered into a world of fear. We
thought that this location would clearly convey how the
area becomes isolated as soon as you cross into it, this
then increases the suspense and tension, which we
want the audience to feel throughout the film.
This is our final location where the character Nate spots the killer from on top of this
bridge.
The Evil
Dead.
After seeing this the audience will realise that
the character of Nate is going into the isolated
area as it will remind them of other horrors
they have watched like Evil dead where as they
cross the bridge they entre this dangerous
isolated area which they cannot return from.
