This blog will also use a examine a sample to seek inspiration on what makes a good slasher horror intro. This blog I will be examining "Halloween" (1978). I will also be comparing it to "Friday the 13th" and seeing what was better and worse. The scene begins with the handheld POV shot. It is in the night and in dark lighting. Michael goes throughout the house avoiding people. As time goes on, it becomes clearer that he has a mask on. Michael climbs the stairs and watches his sister. He approaches her and kills her. He then walks outside where the camera finally deviates into a long shot. The entire intro is encased with an eerie sound to create fear among the audience.
Although this intro was good, it was much more flawed than the "Friday the 13th" (1980) intro. To begin with, the entire scene was done in one shot. Although this is fine as movies like "La La Land" do this, it is not viable for this project as our goal is to demonstrate the full capability of what we learned to Cambridge. Another problem with this intro is the Title and credits were separated from the movie and done in a mediocre manner. I think this piece was good but not much can be learned due to the fact that it was in one take. The only thing that I gained was the reaffirmation of the usage of handheld POVs, low lighting, night, and eerie non-diegetic sound.
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