This student made film starts with an establishing shot to introduce the viewer to the scene. Every few seconds titles and credits fade into the screen, it is very bold white text on a black background which is typical of a horror film giving you the immediate feeling that this film is a horror or that it has a dark or sinister feeling to it. Within a few seconds you are introduced to the characters, a young couple. The couple are made to be seen as a pleasant young couple that the audience is encouraged to associate with. There is a point of view shot of the killer to let you know that the couple are being watched and there is even a brief ambiguous shot of the killer, creating enigma but not giving away his identity. Throughout most of the film a soundtrack of a piano is played, this creates tension and gives an ominous feeling to the film. This soundtrack is removed towards the end and the volume of diegetic/ambient sounds is increased to create further tension and suspense. At the end there is a jump scare to round of the suspense and to establish the horror genre of the film. This also creates an enigma for the audience leaving them to want to know what happens next.
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