We decided to use a low angle shot of the two girl victims through a tree, as it shows the audience that at this moment the girls are in control of the situation and are not portrayed as being vulnerable or weak, however it could also be used to create a sense of them being watched as the murderer could be tucked behind that tree under the bridge. As the Girls have walked past the bridge they enter the woods which we show the audience by using an establishing/ long shot of the path the girls are about to walk down, the reason for this use of shot type is so that it reassures the audience of the setting so they don't get confused as we have just shown the setting to be placed outside of the woods and it wouldn't make sense for the girls to just suddenly be in the woods. The long shot also shows a tiny black figure standing at the end of the path so it builds up tension as the audience don't know what it is, or why it is there. A two shot is then used of the two girls from behind so they are shown walking from somewhere and not just randomly in the middle of the path. The fact we film them from behind indicates they are beginning to become more vulnerable as their backs are turned. As they carry on walking we film them using a full body shot going into mid shot so that we can see their body language when they claim to "hear a noise" so that it makes it more effective so the audience can see they look worried and confused so they believe something isn't right. To show that they are worried we use a side shot of both characters to show they have looked around and that they are starting to panic, it also then shows a long shot of them walking even more into the woods, building up tension again as the audience know something is in there with them.
The girls carry on walking into the woods using a full body shot of them again to show that one of their laces have come undone and they both stop, the reason for us doing that is to emphasise the fact they have stopped so something is likely to happen or they are to see something. We then change the shot to a close up of her shoe lace being undone, once again showing the audience they are being delayed meaning more time for the murderer to approach. The next shot is a two shot again showing the girl doing up her shoe lace and her friend bending down to have a look, the reason for this is to state the fact that the girls are now both focusing on the shoe lace and not on what might be going on around them.
A close up is then used too see the girls face when she is told her scarf that was around he neck has been placed on a tree in front of her, and then the camera takes its focus off of her and zooms into another close up of the scarf to emphasise on the fact someone has put it there to draw their attention to it. The shot type used next is an over the shoulder shot to show that the other girl is still there but the focus is on the other victim and the scarf, the reason for this shot type is to show all three things in one shot so we know what both girls are looking at. The long shot used next is used to be the murderer and what they can see from their point of view, this is effective as it shows the audience that someone is watching the girls and indicates they are planning on doing something, it also shows the audience that the murderers plan has worked to get them to stop so that he can maybe have closer look on how they are going to plan their attack.
The use of a mid shot is shown of one of the girls on her phone to show that she isn't playing much attention as to what is going on in the background as the black figure walks past, showing that she is unaware as she believes her friend had only gone to get her scarf. A close up of the side of the girl on the phones face is used to express the look on her face when she looks up as if she had heard the figure, but as she looks up nothing is there which we show using a long shot of the path, this is effective as it makes the audience want to tell the girls that something was just there so it makes them want to see if the girl ever see the figure. Straight after a mid shot of the same girl is used showing her facial expressions that she has seen something go in to the bush and this shot helps to show her body language and the fact she had frozen after seeing it.
A long shot going into a close up is used of the girl who went to get her scarf walking towards the camera to show she now has her scarf and that when we see the close up we can tell she hasn't noticed anything suspicious as she is smiling. The two shot of both characters is used again to show they are back with each other. We then film them from behind so that we can see the girl who saw h figure look back to check that nothing is there and to show the audience there isn't we track the bushes as they are walking. The long shot that is taken next shows one of the girls looking into the bush when they see something moving, the reason as to why we did this shot was to make it look like the murderer was in the bush and to get the audiences attention on that fact and not the fact the other girl continues waking with her head down.
After writing this out, believe that me and Rachel could of used more of a variety of shot types as we seemed to of done a lot of long and mid shots, when typically in horror films close ups are normally used instead. We did have different ideas in our heads but when we got there and filmed we forgot and didn't stick to the story board as we changed our idea last minute again. We also found it to be quite rushed as I had other commitments with training to do that evening.
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