Evaluation

Mise en scene - 

• The imagery pictures evil 
• Iconography associate with the cross and the Anti-Christ
• Basement dingy feel, used in other films: Devil inside and conjuring
• Dark sense of unease, unusual lighting, dark colour scheme: Like The Rite and The Possession, REC 2   

Editing -
The main editing technique we used was cuts, cuts is a very simple technique as it keeps the audience interested as the film is changing from one clip to the other. We used various types of cuts such as jump cuts which is when the camera jumps to a dramatic point in the film opening; and cutting rhythm which determines the speed in which things are cut to emphasise specific points in the opening. The main reason why we used cutting rhythm was to induce an element of surprise, suspense and shock into the audience; so clips that had a longer duration were to emphasise suspense or to focus on a particular point and then the shorter duration shots had the element of surprise and shock. Another editing technique we used in the film opening was the Ken Burns effect which was used to make the audience focus on an important aspect of the scene.

Camera Angles - 
For our film opening we used a variety of camera angles to create the most thrilling atmosphere for our target audience. We used multiple, effective camera angles such as close ups, tracking/panning shots, mid range shots and long shots. One of the main camera angles we used is the tracking/panning shot, we used this because this shot can be used very effectively in horror/thriller movies as it can indicate a moment of suspense and gets the audience wondering what's going to happen next. The other primary shots we used are close ups and long/mid shots, we used close up shots in our opening to see characters reactions and to capture detail in important scenes; mid/long shots were used to establish the setting in which the film was placed.