At the beginning of the clip, we are introduced to very soft music which slowly gets louder and this instantly creates a very tense atmosphere and suggests to us that the genre of this film is thriller. The camera pans across a wall which is covered in polaroid photos, showing their name and age, all of which written in red hand writing. This instantly gets the viewer questioning why this is all relevant, and will these photos appear later on in the film?
The lighting throughout the whole of this opening is very dark, and this creates a sense of mystery and really supports its genre of a thriller. The use of handheld camera work makes the scene very jumpy and unnerving to the viewers and almost makes you feel as if you are there.
The high angle shot of the girl sitting down makes her look very vulnerable and like she is not in control whereas with the protagonist he is shown with a low angle shot which is a point of view shot from the girl makes him look very over powering and like he has authority over her.
The clever use of location, a deserted barn, makes you believe the girls have been cut off from society against their will with no one to help by the protagonist, this makes you feel sympathetic towards them as they are helpless.
Halfway through this opening title sequence, a flashback occurs which is in black and white which has connotations that the footage is old so it is like a memory that the girl has of the events that lead up to her being in the location of the main footage.
The clip uses backing music throughout most of the clip which creates tension and atmosphere. The echo that can be heard when the girl speaks due to the location being in a deserted barn really emphasises how alone the two girls are, and how beyond help they are too.
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The non diegetic sound helps to create tension when the letter is posted through the door and the point of view shot looking out of the window
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