1. Screen shots of each shot:
This is my establishing shot it helps the
audience understand the narrative and helps
prevent confusion.
This is a close up of the axe in Malcolm’s hand.
This identifies the key signifier and
immediately draws the audience’s attention.
This is a wide angle shot of Malcolm entering
the room. It helps the audience understand the
setting.
This is another wide angle shot of Malcolm
coming up to the table, but this time it shows
Jake.

2. This is a medium shot of Malcolm ‘slamming’
the axe into the table. It draws the audience’s
attention and immediately stets up the genres
conventions (i.e. violence and murder)
This is a medium shot of Jake being thrown to
the floor. The angle is slightly high this makes
Jake look vulnerable.
This is a POV of Jake. It is at a low angle this
quickly establishes the dominant character
within the audience.
This is a medium shot of the silhouette of the
murder. This is a silhouette because we
couldn’t actually hit Jake.

3. This is a wide angle to establish the car scene.
This helps the audience understand what
happens throughout this scene.
This is a wide angle shot from within the car.
This establishes the characters positions so the
next camera shots do not confuse them.
This is a close up of Tommie. In the
background you can see a farm; show the
isolated setting.
This is a close up of Sven. Shows this emotion.

4. This is a close up of Richie.
This is a wide angle shot of the car pulling up.
It tracks into a position where the audience
can see that it is the same house as the one in
which the murder took place at the start. This
shot is crucial as it prevents confusion.
This is a wide angle shot. It allows the
audience to establish the characters positions
so that it runs some and follows continuity
editing.
This is anover the shoulder of Sven.

5. This is an over the shoulder of Tommie. It then
tracks him to make it seem mysterious!
This is a low angle shot through the bush. It is
as if they are being watched, it adds tension to
the audience.
This is a high angle shot. It makes the
characters seem vulnerable. It than pans as if
the person watching is on the ‘move’….
This is a medium shot of the characters
entering the dark and ‘abandoned’ house.

6. This is a wide angle shot. It establishes the
setting and prevents confusion within the
audience.
This is an over the shoulder of Tommie
bullying Gus.
This is a medium shot of Gus, being forced to
go upstairs and check it out.
This is a high angle shot of Gus going up the
stairs. It makes him and the audience feel
vulnerable. It then jumps; this adds more
tension as it makes the shots’ unpredictable’.

7. This is an over the shoulder shot of Gus seeing
the murderer Malcolm he then looks the other
way then back but Malcolm has vanished? This
makes the audience feel shocked.
This is a close up of Gus’s emotions as he is
extremely scared about what he had just seen.
This is a high angle to once again make him
seem vulnerable!
This is a medium shot of Gus going down the
stairs.

8. This is anover the shoulder shot that Gus walks
past. He then speaks and ends the opening
sequence.