The location of our film openening for 'Hidden' is a stereotypical horror movie location; the woods, this location has been used in many horror films such as The Blair Witch Project and Scream. The woods as a location also helps to get the idea of me being alone in a deserted area so if something happens there will be no one to help; this makes her the typical horror genre victim, all alone and when faced with danger, will be helpless. Often in horror movies, the location is specific to a place where 'doom' or bad things are likely to happen -- so the woods help to suggest this. We used a handheld camera to 'follow' me through the woods -- this also makes it feel less like a perfectly placed camera and more like 'something'. There are quick cuts of me walking to another pair of feet -- this gives the opening some form of suspense knowing that im no longer the only person in the woods, but also that the audience don't know who this other person is.
The title style is fairly plain, this way the audience know director, producer, screenplay etc, but they are still focusing on the scene. The average font titles are typical of a horror genre, because over-the-top titles can often be cliche and ruin the mood of the film. The gradual introduction of the word 'Hidden' could build up suspense due to being longer if the movie was to carry on.
Im introduced as girl who is just walking home alone, but has to take the woods, often a sign of trouble. The character is introduced on my own and the panning camera shot helps show this. The story is set up through the shots cutting between me and an unseen person following mre; which indicates someone is following me and because you do not see their face, it means this person obviously isn't good.
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