Emily Pyrek, Assessment of previous work

The video above is a film of last years AS media students horror film. You are able to identify this as a horror film by the use of sound effects, SFX, camera shots and types. The range of shots used are LS, MS, ECU, CA, high angle, POV, OSS, and low angle. The LS is used to show where the main character has just walked from and where he is walking to. The MS, shows body language as well as facial expression. The ECU zooms in on the clock, this shows that at a certain time he is going to turn into a 'vampire'. The canted angle is used when the character collapses and the camera is shown going past the 180 degree rule when he is just about to turn into a vampire and is having flashbacks of his memory. The OSS shot is used after the main character has turned into a vampire and he goes to look at himself in the mirror, this gives a sense as if somebody is stood behind him. The POV shot is used when he goes out to linger around the streets and he walks up behind somebody and bites them. The high angle is used when the doorbell rings and he goes to see who it is out of his bedroom window, making the other character seem weak and vulnerable. The low angle is used when the other character is stood waiting for the main character to answer the door, and the camera looks up to the bedroom window making him seem powerful.

The rule of thirds is used within this horror film, you can identify this because when you look at the screen, your eyes focus on the main subject (the main character). I think that this film is well framed and flows really well, although it does jump slightly but you do not recognise it.

I feel as though it doesn't have good mise-en-scene as exposure is really dark and it is hard to make out what body language the character is doing. It would be more interesting to watch if the setting was lighter, so you don't have to strain your eyes to make out what is happening within the sequence. Other than that, i think that is very well filmed.


There are many uses of non-diegetic sound which creates an airy feeling to the atmosphere, the audience feels threatened and worried for the main character as you know that something bad is going to happen, yet the the main character can't hear, so he is oblivious to our feelings. I think the sound effects have been used in all the right places. Parallel sound has been used alot especially when the vampire is sucking his friends blood. Heightened sound is used alot during the sequence as it gives emphasis as to what is happening.