Research - Films that have inspired us

Sinister (2012)

 This recent horror film inspired me because of its continuous low key lighting that always built up the suspense and causes my nerves to stay on edge. I also liked the use of Camerawork, how it was used to make suspense by leaving wide gaps beside the protagonist, suggesting movement or impending doom. I would like to use this in my sequence to build up tension.

Paranormal Activity (2007)

This film inspired me by using camerawork, editing and sound (or little use of) to help build tension with realism. By making the footage look amateurish and even sound amateurish it makes the audience relate to the film more and it becomes more believable. I would like to implement this into my sequence to give the illusion of a real story to makes it more believable. 

Woman In Black (2012)

I was inspired by the use of sound and camerawork in this film. The camerawork is used to great effect to suggest the protagonist is not alone and as it appears nothing is happening behind or beside him, the audience is feeling the tension build up as suspense continues to build also. The use of sound in this also inspired me because it uses a slow beat and as tension builds so does the sound's beat. Also, the use of lighting in this is very effective because whilst the protagonist is surrounded in dark, low key lighting the background and suspicious areas are often lit up with an eerie twilight effect, so that the viewer can see exactly what is happening, and what the protagonist is unaware of.