During the filming of our bussing scene we only had a small amount of time, to shoot enough sufficient footage to create the chase scene. We learnt the importance of planning in order to remain focused. Creating a detailed storyboard proved very beneficial as we could refer back to our plot and had all our shots pre-planned. Traditionally horror films are set during the night or in a dark place to connote the coming events, but one problem we faced was we were shooting during the day which made creating the horror atmosphere difficult. This issue put more emphasis on our shot types; they had to create the scary atmosphere need to make a successful horror scene. We depicted the killer as a silhouette, a mystery character dressed in black. This is following props theory of the eight characters and structuralist theory as the audience is attracted and entertained by their fear of the unknown. Feminist theory was conveyed through the powerful female protagonist, by fighting the killer she is portrayed as breaking the stereotypical female victim. We wanted to subvert the typical blonde promiscuous female victim viewed in numerous horror films.
We used Todorov’s theory to compose our scene. Starting with the period of equilibrium, which is accentuated by the diegetic sound of the birds, and carrying over into the period of disequilibrium conveyed through the discontinuous, fast paced editing. When in post production we realised that the light actually added to the atmosphere in the scene. The light becomes brighter as she is running away, which connotes a hope that she will escape and portrays a sense of freedom.
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