Intro Examination Sample Research

     This blog I will review what happened in the "Friday the 13th" intro and the techniques I learned from it. The scene begins with an establishing shot of the time and location of the movie (Crystal Lake 1968). The lighting is dark and the intro takes place at night with the moon out. It then switches to a wide shot displaying the teenagers/ soon to be victims. There is then a cutaway to presumably the killer. The use a handheld and POV shot, most likely to establish realism as well as a stalker vibe. An eerie non-diegetic sound starts to play "ch ch ch ah ah ah ah" which tells the audience when Jason is near. The killer is looking at a whole house full of possible victims and then starts stalking two alone teens. The director uses the obstruction technique to let the audience know the couple is being stalked. The teens then start getting physical. The camera switches back to Jason's hand held POV and then has Jason kill his victims. The intro then ends with the title and credits.

    I learned that obstruction and hand held POV allows for the audience to know that someone is being stalked. I also learned that dim/ low lighting helps create a scarier environment. Another fact is that playing an eerie sound allows to create a creepy feeling when appropriate. Although this sample was great, I feel like the ending was cheesy and that the incorporation of the credits and title were done horribly.