1. The hills have eyes Director: Wes Craven Released: 1977 Studio: Blood Relations Co.

2. titling Follows a silhouette of a mountain in a luminal stage of day and night. This may suggest to the audience that there is a struggle between good and evil as one side is dark and the other is light. The writing is big ,tattered and yellow. This contrast of colours illustrates that the director wanted to emphasise the title in relation to the film and the other credits. The titles are in the centre of the screen and takes over the majority of the screen. The editor appears to want to emphasise the importance of the credits.

3. Camera movement Panning at the beginning, analysing the area. This tells the audience that there is something about the area that they should be aware of and that it may not be as normal as it may seem.

4. Framing of the shot Long shot used to show how vast the area is. It emphasises how derelict the surrounding area is and how hard any victims would find it to get help. One of the long shots shows something running across the screen, this makes the viewer uneasy as you are unaware of what it is or why it is there. There is a close up of the disressed man and the woman as they want to run away, it brings ambiguity to the story as we are unaware of why or who they are running from. There is also a close up of the police badge which may be ironic as there is nobody to police. There is a close up of a blood handprint which also brings ambiguity.

5. Mise-en-scene It is shot in a derelict desert in the American countryside. Which makes the audience nervous for the victims as they are aware that the people will find it hard for the people to get any help. All the light comes from the sun and as it is daylight and in the desert it is very bright. It emphasises the normality as it is daytime and people may not be expecting bad things to happen in the daytime. The facial expressions of the characters look as though they look down on the man who owns the petrol shop. When the family arrive at the petrol station without any introduction the father tells the man to fill up the car and check the oil and water.

6. Editing directions The editing is quite slow paced. There is a jump cut, this is seen when the person or creature runs from one place to another. This creates quite a relaxed feeling for the audience. There is a reverse cut between the old man and the woman, this shows us about their relationship.

7. Sound techniques The sound is mostly dialogue between the characters. The time when there is a non-digetic sound is when something runs across the screen, there is a hovering sound and is also high pitched. Which suggest to the audience that there is something sinister about the person who ran across the screen.

8. narrative It is unclear on who the hero is but we get an idea that the creature we see running maybe the villain as when he appears there is sound. The story is set in a derelict desert in america that is used as an air force gun testing area. The fact that it is set in a derelict place may suggest that it will be hard for the characters to get out of this place they are being told not to go to. There are 8 principle characters. The story is told by following an old man who is in a hurry to get out and people come to use his petrol. This creates ambiguity as it leaves us with many questions. Questions left with Why does the girl want to run away from her dad? Why is the old man in such a hurry to get away? Why does the old man want them to follow the main road so much? Who or what was that, that ran across the screen?