Horror Still

I have chosen to take my horror still as a point of view shot of the victim in the scene. The victim is hiding underneath a bed from the person looking for them and can see this villain walking around the edge of the bed searching for them. 

The edges are slightly blurred and the floor is very close to the victims 'eyes' suggesting that they've already been injured earlier on in the film and their condition is deteriorating causing their eyes to slowly close, creating this effect. 

There is very little lighting in this shot, creating a dark, mysterious mood and also showing it could possibly be night time, which would add to the suspense and scary mood of the scene. There is also a large shadow around the villains feet which makes them look more large and scary than they might have looked without it and makes the victim under the bed feel more intimidated because the shadow also makes it look like the villain is coming closer towards the floor, especially as their feet are placed facing outwards which people do when they are beginning to crouch down, and closer to seeing the victim laying under the bed. 

The mise-en-scene I chose very carefully and decided to not change anything around in the room and leave it looking normal, with hair products and wash basket in the background to show that it is a ordinary, real-life setting and so makes the audience look at it and feel more scared because they think it could happen in their own home. 

For the costume as well, i chose to keep the trainers normal and everyday to make the villain seem like an ordinary person that could pass you on the street to also make the audience feel more scared as they start to believe it could happen in their own life. 

the only trouble I had with taking this picture was the fact that i couldn't fit under the bed, but the zoom on the camera allowed me to reach under the bed and still achieve the shot I intended on taking.