Write an account in report form, of a scene taken from a horror film.Analyse the director’s choice of camera shots, lighting and sound in order to create the most effective visual images and therefore sustain the interest and suspense of the audience

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Write an account in report form, of a scene taken from a horror film.

Analyse the director's choice of camera shots, lighting and sound in order to create the most effective visual images and therefore sustain the interest and suspense of the audience.

Matthew Kutner 10 G

Mrs Hayes

Contents

1. Frankenstein - An Introduction

2. The terms used in describing Camera Angles

3. The Report

4. My Evaluation

5. Conclusion

Frankenstein - An Introduction

Frankenstein was a novel written by Mary Shelley in 1816 while staying at Lake Geneva. It went on to be one of the most famous novels of all time and has been the subject of many films over the years.

The novel is the story of Victor Frankenstein, a medical student who makes a " Being" from the remains of corpses. In the novel the student explains:

"I collected bones from charnel-houses and disturbed, with profane fingers, the tremendous secrets of the human frame."

Horrified by the result of his Creation, Frankenstein abandons the Creature, who wanders the countryside, being in total