I really like this sequence, even though narrative-wise it is fairly pointless some may say. However through the use of a mixture of digetic and non-digetic sounds (digetic sounds being amplified) It builds an interest that instantly hooks viewers. The build up to events is much more important as it slows the pace, such as point of view shots of the toaster on the floor. The opening seconds realy establish the characters fairly normal and average equilibrium of his everyday life before something ‘spooky’ happens to stamp a different element to the piece. Watching this and the below video ‘The Cat with Hands’ I’m beginning to consider possibilities for what kind of generic characteristics to include in my sequence. I had in mind to film a horror/comedic sequence like ‘Shaun of the Dead’, but I am now thinking of only incorporating humour at the very end to stir the overall product up. I admire the smaller details that make me appreciate this sequence such as the cupboard jarring shut, this build up a certain ‘unknown’ tension. I find usually in a horror genre, the scariest things to an audience are the things not physically visible onscreen, such as the film ‘Insidious’, I thought was brilliantly scary up to the point when it started showing all the spirits which completely banishes the stimulated imagination nurtured in the audience, I thought ‘Paranormal Activity’ was far more successful (and by the same people) as it only hinted at the demon plaguing the characters and never just said ‘right…here is the Demon’ (so to speak). The atmospheric soundscape gives the energy of the film an 'other worldly' effect that truly makes it what it is, when I watch this with no sound it seems boring and strangely un-meaningful.
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